The book contains the latest and unpublished poems of the author. The poems are mature thematically inasmuch as they reflect the strains and hardships of life. That is why most of them deal with the harsh and painful reality of life in general. They seem to lack the romantic streak often seen in his earlier poems where the persona was infatuated with the pursuit of some desires or dreams. Here he is often found in quest for a meaning of the whole drama of life or (in some poems) the melancholy phase of life after the departure of youth. The loneliness and restlessness characteristic of contemporary society is unmistakably present in the majority of the poems. The language and style is lucid and simple and readers of all categories will relish them.

Dr. Balbir Singh (b. 1956, Panipat) passed his MA in English Literature in 1981 from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and PhD from M.D.University, Rohtak. He taught English language and literature to undergraduate and postgraduate students for more than 32 years in different government colleges in Haryana and has retired as Principal from Government College, Israna (Panipat). Presently he is M.D. , Dr. Balbir Singh English Classes, Karnal. In 2002 he was selected Associate of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. He was given Haryana Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel in English for the year 2013. He is a versatile genius and has to his credit many poems in English as well Hindi, which have been published in various journals and newspapers. This is his sixth book of English poems. Besides, he has written novel, criticism and memoirs.

The author can be contacted at:

Postal Address:

              H.No 12 (369), LIC Colony,                                                

              Jeevan Vihar.

              (Opposite H.P.Petrol Pump)

              Karnal.132001 (Haryana)     

Phones: 0184-2204456; (Mob.)9255906833

E-mail:  dr.balbirpinghaal@gmail.com