Dr Shaleen Kumar Singh: Shaleen Singhs unusual poetry Proprietary Pains

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Shaleen Singhs unusual poetry Proprietary Pains

Shaleen Singh belongs to a small town of Budaun in the province of Uttar Pradesh in India. Post Colonial Poetry in India came in varied extent from the metropolis. Yes, there is definitely an invisible bond in ones creativity to the town or village of residence. The rustic surroundings of Budayun have influenced Shaleen’s poetry to a certain level.
The Indo-English Poetry Movement that dominated with a few names from the sixties to eighties has lost the anarchy that it professed. Instead poets like Shaleen Singh have brought their own vivid and iconoclastic imagery that defies any norm of poetry, grammar and even English. It is a poetry that is truly Indian. His poems are ultimate, radical and spoken in two or three words. They are like the hot wind that blows so often in summer at Budayun. Its searing effect is reflected on words that are immediate, poetry that seems to grow unhindered in unusual circumstances like the old Banyan tree in his house at Budayun.
Cover Watercolor by Amitabh Mitra, Poets Printery Publishing, South Africa

Dr Sunil Sharma's Comment

Happy New Year! And Congrats! Our Badaun Chhora (guy) goes global! Proprietray Pains' smooth journey to the firang S. Africa is real remarkable. Small town India--- a vital part of India Inc success story so far---debutes on international literary stage, and, with a bang. Visuals are also impressive. My best wishes for the young poet who clebrates pains and joys of living off centre, yet making it the centre of his vibrant intellectuo-emotional universe.

Sunil

Aju Mukhopadhyay's Comment:

Dear Dr. Shaleen Kumar, Hearty congratulations on the occasion of the publication of your first collection of poems- Proprietary Pains- the title is unusual and interesting- I look forward to seeing the book in due course.Truely,

Aju Mukhopadhyay

Professor Bhaskaran Gavarappan's Comment:

Dear Professor,Wishes from my Heart to you and your wonderful book Proprietary Pains.It is really an achievement and reward for ur hardwork.Good Luck,

Bhaskaran

Comment of Dr J S Rathore (Former Vice Chancellor)

Our dear Shaleen K. Singh, Loving Jai Baba. Delighted to have a glimpse of your book's cover and comments by Amitabh Mitra. He says: "His poems are ultimate, radical and spoken in two three words." Great. Congratulations. Thanks for sending. This reminds me of famous Australian poet Francis Brabazon, who came in very close association of Meher Baba and is respected all over the world as one of His mandali. He became Meher Baba's poet. His poetry collections: Stay With God and The East-West Gathering are loved by all. He said that contact with Baba created a creartive surge in him and changed the course of his poetry. One of his poems addressed to Meher Baba - `O Glorious Eternal Ancient One' - is sung daily here as morning prayer.Beloved Meher Baba must now be very happy that now another poet joins His lovers. We do not use the words `disciples' or `followers' but say we are lovers of God, lovers of Meher Baba.- Prof.Rathore

Dr Stephen Gill comments

Congratulations!

Stephen Gill

Graham Lancaster- A renowned Poet From S Africa Comments

Congratulations, Shaleen, This looks wonderful. A striking cover and I would like to read it.Do you still want me to review? Regards, Graham

Dr ram sharma comments:

dear shaleen,I became very happy to know this.one more feather in your cap,i pray you will progress leaps and bounds

ram

Dr Sunita Sinha comments:

That is wonderful

Sunita

Dr Nilanshu Kumar Agarwal Comments:

Congratulations!!!Dr. Shaleen!!

NKA
Dr.Nilanshu Kumar Agarwal

Dr K V Dominic comments

DEAR SHALEEN KUMAR,THE COVER LOOKS VERY IMPRESSIVE AND ELEGANT. WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!

5 comments:

Mamta Shenoy said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; February 28, 2009 at 3:15 AM
Mamta Shenoy said...: Congrats Dear ! It gives me immense pleasure to see u at this level . You really deserve a great applause .I m really proud to be associated with you since ur childhood .U have a dynamic and multi talented personality .Many times situations and circumstances were not favourable to you but u made your way out of adversity with such a dignity is really praise worthy . I wish you success in Life . May you always rise upward and create such a niche for yourself in the literary world that people in times to come always cherish
Keep Progressing and have a God blessed life

Mamta; February 28, 2009 at 3:17 AM
Dr Shaleen Kumar Singh said...: Revered Didi

I am thankful beyond measure to you as you are one of those whose valuable and guiding comments torch my path and loving blessings empower me in the hard times of dejection and despondency. In fact I should be proud of being associated with such a magnaniomous and kind persons around and above me.

Heart thanks and and deepest regards,

Shaleen; February 28, 2009 at 4:47 AM
Unknown said...: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BRILLIAN FEAT OF PUBLISHING SUCH A MARVELLOUS ANTHOLOGY !!!!!!
I'm Gargi Saha. You can mail me at saha_gargi@yahoo.com; June 22, 2009 at 9:20 AM
Unknown said...: Congrats on your brilliant feat of publishing such a wonderful anthology!!!!I'm Gargi Saha.; June 22, 2009 at 9:22 AM

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The Journal of Contemporary Literature invites original contributions from critics and scholars from all cultural backgrounds. The ‘Contemporary’ literature will be the literature written since 1950. The journal will also publish book reviews and creative writing (especially poetry). Contributions should conform to the latest edition of the MLA handbook/style sheet. Contributors should send both hard and soft copies of their material to the Editor. Email submissions must be accompanied with a hard copy. The last date for submission of articles, poems and reviews for the inaugural issue is 31st December, 2008.

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G.S. Gautam (Bhopal)
O.P. Dwivedi (Allahabad)
Shaleen Singh (Badaun)
Anna Carke (U.K.)
Esterino Adami (Italy)
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Ram Sharma (Janta Vedic College, Baraut, Baghpat,U.P. )

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O.P.Dwivedi (Allahabad)

The following have agreed to be members of the Editorial Advisory Board:Stephen Gill (India-born poet, Canada); Professor A.N. Dwivedi, University of Allahabad; Christopher Rollason (France; Visiting Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, in 2006); Ludmila Volna (Charles University, Prague); Karen Alkalay Gut (Tel Aviv University); and Ann Iverson (Senior Academic Director of Arts and Sciences, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis).

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Creative Saplings

The Second Issue of the journal www.creativesapling.com is now online. The present issue is Guest edited by Nar Deo Sharma(Alwar), a veteran scholar, poet, stylistician and critic of repute. The chief features of the issue are as follows:
Dedication: This issue is dedicated to Dr. R K Bhushan, Dr Moh Dutt Saathi and Dr Gita Shri the trio of excellence.

Editorial(Guest):

The editorial focusing mainly on the poets of the issue is written by the Guest Editor who has attempted to unfold the multiple layers of the consciousness of the poets and authors.
Literary Legend: The literary legend of the issue is Dr Stephen Gill the veteran poet and scholar from Canada who can be seen on www.stephengill.ca/ also.

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There are two interviews in this issue. One is titled ‘Ruth in tears amid the alien corn: An email based academic chat with Karen Alkalay-Gut by Nilanshu Kumar Agarwal and the other is titled ‘Literary Legend speaks: Interview with Mahendra Bhatnagar by Anil Kumar Sharma, editor Contemporary Vibes (Chandigarh)

Creative Corner:

The creative corner is divided into two sections: Poerty and Short Story. In short stories section four short story writers are included and in poetry section some thirty seven poets from India and abroad are included.

Literary Criticism:

This section is divided into three sections; the first section consists of critical papers by the critics of different streams viz. Poetry, Fiction and Drama and the chief critics of this section are Nandini Sahu, Mohamad Motiee(Iran), Nar Deo Sharma, G A Ghanshyam, Jyotirmoy Prodhani, Kalpna Rajput, Shaleen Kumar Singh and Bilal A Shah; the second section consists of reviews of Books of Poetry, Prose, Drama and Short Stories and the chief reviewers are Tasneem Shahnaz, Shaleen K Singh, Kalpna Rajput and Ratan Bhattacharjee and the third section is of Stylistics in which the guest editor has chosen a poem for his stylistic analysis under the title ‘Stylistic Analysis of AJSA's Poem: IN FRONT OF TAJ MAHAL - PRED TAJ MAHALOM’

Comments Coffer:
In this section the editor has appealed the global poets and critics to come and visit the site and post their invaluable opinions on the issue.
Besides this there are some other sections like Submission Guidelines and Submission Online from where the visitors can see the know the requirements of Creativesaplings as well as post their oeuvres by filling the online submission form.
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Editorial Board

Chief Editor
Dr Shaleen Kumar Singh

Co-Editors
Dr Kalpna Rajput, Dr Nandini Shau, Dr G A Ghanshyam, Dr Gyanendra Maheshwari, Nar Deo Sharma, Anoop K Saxena, Surendra K Naaz.

Patrons
Dr Stephen Gill(Canada), Dr Mahendra Bhatnagar, Dr R K Bhushan, Dr Murli Melwani(USA), Dr Amitabh Mitra(South Africa), Dr Moh Dutt Saathi, Dr N K Ghosh, Jasvinder Singh and Aju Mukhopadhyay.

Dr Shaleen Kumar Singh

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Shaleen Singhs unusual poetry Proprietary Pains

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