Teenagers poetry collection released

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fourteen-year-old Aiswarya T Anish, who has released her first collection of poetry, was introduced as a prodigy by Additional Chief Secretary and author K Jayakumar. “She experiences life with intensity. And her mastery over language is commendable. Words fall in the appropriate places with the appropriate precision,” he said, releasing Aiswarya’s book, ‘The Crescent Smile’, at the Press Club.Aiswarya, a ninth-standard student at Trivandrum International School, has already published her poems on the Internet. She was noticed for her matured style by the editors at Indian Ruminations, a website promoting upcoming talents in Indian English writing, said Sandhya S N, chief editor of the website. Aiswarya’s poetic idiom is fresh and unique, said Jayakumar. She has the poet’s insight into ordinary life and each verse has the signature of a prodigy, he said. Jayakumar, mincing no words to express his appreciation for the young poet, went on to reflect on how the ordinary sight of a withered flower had inspired Kumaran Asan’s classic poem, ‘Veena poovu’.“Wordsworth’s ‘Daffodils’ is not about the flowers, it is only a window,’’ he said, adding that when a poet picks up an image from the sights and scenes around, it ceases to be  ordinary and becomes a metaphor for the great truths of life.  Aiswarya also earned the praise of her school’s president George M Thomas and principal Sanjay Tiwari for her talent that is matched by academic excellence. Tiwari received the book from Jayakumar and Sandhya introduced it to the audience. N Viswarajan, retired principal, SN College, T Sainulabdeen, Alappuzha DCC member, and Premji, member, Indian Ruminations, spoke. The book is published by the Allahabad-based firm, Cyberwit.