Are Bibhange Bichar by Abu Fajal [Hardcover]

Among the many poets of post-Partition Bengal, only a few managed to walk steadfastly along the uncompromising path of art till the very end. In their journey, they broke through barriers—and in the act of breaking, they created anew. It was a relentless negation: of outdated poetics, of conventions and orthodoxies. The notion that a poet is an exalted figure standing on a pedestal with poetry in hand, that poetry is not mere speech but a sacred chant—Satyam Shivam Sundaram—and that such chants are the highest form of art, was deeply challenged by them. They overturned these ideas established by earlier poets and asserted a new credo: Manava? pa?ya k?vya?—na mam?ra na j?ryati (Behold, O human, poetry—neither dies nor decays). At the heart of this book is the melancholic intensity of that fire—lit by the friction of life in pursuit of light—centered on the aesthetic dissonance shaped by seven distinctive poets. Each of them carved out their own aesthetic vision amidst defining features of personal expression and emotionally resonant moments. There, within the vivid imagery of half a century’s dreams and disillusionments, lies a record of their self-determined artistic visions. Free from the uninitiated tendencies of simplistic poetic analysis, this book is steeped in an inspired, imagined consciousness. It adheres to a life-giving theoretical framework rooted in linguistic philosophy, enduring aesthetic values, and rigorous artistic judgment—capable of awakening all sensitive minds to the generosity of the poetic spirit.