Will Turn Hell into Paradise, Just Wait!

Here is a set of poems that moves the reader deeply—with hope and pain. They are intimate, emotional, and well-crafted. Akbar has genuine poetry in him, and I have no doubt he will soon find a respectable place among the Malayalam poets available in English, who, unfortunately, are too few. — K. Satchidanandan Akbar’s poetry is simple, deeply communicative with the contemporary world, and universal in its reach. What I admire most is the simplicity of expression in these poems. A positive attitude is another defining quality. At a time when the world fears another war, Akbar writes, “Will turn hell into paradise, just wait!” He wishes for a life “silent like love and detached like God.” — Rati Saxena