BOATMAN OF MURSHIDABAD : Aleph Book Company : 9789390652822 : 05 Jun 2021 : In this book, Madhu Kailas presents the poet's engagement with art and creativeiberation through startling imagery and innovative verse. In the title poem, "The Boatman of Murshidabad', the eponymous boatman becomes a metaphor for torpor,oneliness, and the remorseless passing of time; in "The Day a Song Dared to Soar', travellers return and pick new faces for rebirth; in "Keys Made of Sunshine', a child grows up andearns toisten to silence; in "Silence of Butterflies', golden silk strands cascade on to the green forest floor; and in "The Forest Sings', the breeze preserves an arrangement ofeaves and flowers in a secretanguage. Deeply felt and packed with insights into the human condition, The Boatman of Murshidabad is a dazzling collection of poems by an accomplished poet.