Top 10 Poetry Books Of The Month | June [Editor’s Choice]

‘Khalil Gibran once said ‘Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.’

Poetry is so important because it helps us understand and appreciate the world around us. Poetry’s strength lies in its ability to shed a “sideways” light on the world, so the truth sneaks up on you. No question about it. Poetry teaches us how to live.

This month too we went through many poetry books and then we are here with the books that you should give a read. 🙂

1. Being an Indian Teenager by Muskan Jha

In today’s world being a teenager is not really easy. There are different challenges that we have to face, decisions to make, and roads to take. The people and the environment around us greatly affect the way we think and act like teenagers. Being a teenager can be hard but at the same time, it is fun. We daily face new experiences.

At this point in our lives, we feel like we are neither children anymore nor really grown-ups too. Teenage as we all know is one of the most important and memorable periods of a person’s life. This is the period during which we face and feel a lot of things ranging from our changing physical appearance, Read More..

2. Darkness and Light by Pradeep Singh

Songs and poetry have a synergy of their own. They are both but a means to give rhyme and rhythm to reason out the obscurity of existentialism.

Darkness and Light is a collection of liberal imagery that reflects the simplicity that can be found even in the most labyrinthine emotions.

It is a refuge for the ones seeking validation for the often overlooked yet artful monotony of everyday life. This book is a bouquet of verses defining one such life.

3. Tutee by Tamanna Mishra

Young Tamanna has a dream, to study computer science in the United States.

But for a young girl in Dubai, the glitz and glamor of America are worlds away.

She needs to study hard, overcome bullies, and finish top of her class to even stand a chance.

But she is not the only one demanding a worthier life. Her school is filled with students just like her who want to escape and pursue their dream. Thus, the author meticulously crafted 33 poems about her schooling journey, where she is showcasing Read More..

4. Whispers Of Heartache by Kavya

A great poetry book for all those who want to experience the beautifully sad emotions that come along with heartbreak. What letting go feels like, how broken a person can get, how it feels to fall in love with someone, and a lot more.

Get this relatable poetry book as a gift and the person will surely fall in love with the poems in it.

Words are just whispers of the heartache we suffer from, we scream but our screams don’t seem to reach others. So maybe, just maybe, if we whisper our holding, our letting go, our falling, and our loving, some who listen to silence will hear what Read More..

5. Moonlit Nights by Teraza M Faulkner

Teraza Faulkner’s debut poetry book ‘Moonlit Nights’ is a collection of prose and poetry about love and heartbreak. The chapters take the reader on a journey that finally awakens the soul to the power of hope and healing. It is both a story and a discovery.

The author weaves words into meticulously crafted stories in the form of her poems. Most of the poems are short in length but manage to capture the emotion and feelings a thousandfold. She intrigues from the first go itself. Just as the title a lot of the poems include various ways in which the moon surrounds us with its beauty and soothes us. There are a few poems that Read More..

6. Darkness and Light by Mahevash Shaikh

This collection of original poetry deals with the sometimes crippling impacts of contemporary issues like depression, anxiety, trauma, capitalism, pandemic fatigue, and social media. It was serious, thought-provoking, humorous, and calming at various points. I felt like I could relate to the author’s feelings and share in their experience through the writing. This book is something very special. Based on lived experience, Mahevash’s writing is real and relatable.

Darkness And Light is a collection of poems that explores common mental health problems and the strange, dysfunctional world we live in today. After all, mental health and Read More..

7. Auto Driver by Shashvathi S Hariharan

Auto Driver is Shashvathi’s maiden poetry collection, a garland of the small nuances of everyday life, that make us a whole human. It is devoted to romanticizing the everyday ‘normal’ in this world. It explores the contexts of observational romanticism, love, philosophy, art, and the strange but beautiful, everyday condition of the human.

It expels the poet’s love for her hometown, Chennai (Madras), and the intriguing and beautiful experiences that come along with living in it. Further, this book explores the constant awe and beauty of the world we live in and how much we take it for granted, running an eternal rat race of life. Read More..

8. Perspectives by Harinie Jeevitha

Journeys are different; the destination is the same. Perspectives are different; the purpose is the same. Words are different; vision is the same. truths are different; Truth is the same.

Ever thought about Krishna explaining Arjuna to fight on the battlefield in form of a poem? Krishna and Sudhama’s story? The shiva, Shiv shakti’s union in form of poems?

Harinie does it for us. The poems are on various topics like time travel, writer’s block, self-love, hope, and perspective. My favorite part is poems based on mythology characters.

If you are someone who enjoys reading modern verse Read More..

9. A Potpourri of Poems by Ankita Sahoo

The amalgamation of subtle emotions hidden or forgotten with time carves a niche for itself in A Potpourri of Poems. Both fresh and wise, this collection houses poetry of courage, simplicity, love, loss, longing, and values.

In her debut assemblage, Ankita Sahoo takes us on a journey into her thoughts, experiences, and how the world can be more beautiful, just, and equal through her dynamic lens. Original. Authentic. A roller coaster ride into every human sentiment ever felt, this book will keep you on your toes till the end. This is her debut collection of poems. Ankita has received the prestigious PEN IN BOOKS Young Author Award 2020 for Read More..

10. Sunsets of a Lover by Akankshit Priydarshi

Sunsets of a lover are the story that follows the journey of emotions each one of us goes through in heartbreak or falling in love, to find…

What is love?
How do we fall in love?
How do we fall out of love?
How do we break our hearts?
How do we love back again?

These questions exist and so do the answers. Let’s sit together in the sunset and find the answers in the emptiness of the book with enough words to make you believe in the magic that Read More..

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