Book: Second Star
Author: Puranjay Khanna
Genre: Poetry
Publisher: Notion Press
Pages: 150
Second Star: Poetry of the Conscious State by Puranjay Khanna is a collection of 110 poems and prose that aren’t confined to a single theme but carry the essence of life in them.
With the experience of life and its journey, the poet tries to compile them into this collection with the metaphor of imagination, poetry, and written words.
The post very beautifully used the figures of speech at places, and the rhyming schemes that were followed were a delight to read. It’s rare nowadays to read poems having rhyming schemes that do not hinder the meaning behind it but enhance it and this one comes into the latter.
The repetition of sentences multiple times in a poem elevates the essence of them in various poems, and it provides a wonderful experience.
As the poet said in the prologue – one can understand the value of life by hearing the story of a single life and this book is his story. Thus, the poems in the collection do not roam into imagination only but can be felt through the experiences, visuals, and stories from people from different aspects of life or maybe imagined, thus making it a lot more relatable and grounded.
I enjoyed and connected with many of them, but like any other collection, there were a few with which I did not feel connected or engaged. Overall, it was a collection that kept me hooked, looked around, and understood the value of life from more perspectives. If you want to read poetry that is simple yet engaging and covers a vast range of themes about life, this one is for you.
Rating: 3.5/5
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This post is dedicated to letter C for the word “Conscious” in the title.
Jainand Gurjar 
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