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The IUP Journal of English Studies :
Young, Talented, and Meritorious: A Study of Padmapriya’s Poetry
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Indian English Poetry has gained fresh momentum with women taking enthusiastic and jubilant part in the field of creative imagination writing poetry. Many women poets are feminist and many more are forging ahead towards femininity. Padmapriya is young, talented, and meritorious. She started writing poetry very early at the age of seven and was encouraged by her mother. Her first collection came out in 2003, the second in 2005, and the third in 2011. Maturation is seen in the collections one after another. She has displayed her mettle and her strong moral sense and devoutness. Simple writing and high level of teaching appear to be her mottos. Sage-like visualization is her forte. Her symbols and tropes are captivating. Creativity in poetry comes first and the patterning or spacing comes later. She has written poems on fundamentals, creation, earth, sea, trees, birds, great minds, mountains, caves, sound, and light—displaying God’s plenty. No wonder she has been called the Peter Pan of modern Indo-Anglian poetry by a very senior academic and impressed reviewer. Her innate, absolute faith and sincerity of feeling are divine gifts. Femininity is the hallmark of her thinking and poetry.

 
 
 

Poetry, like music, has two desired consequences—delight to the creator of the composition and the audience. It is shared joy and the resulting acclaim that the poet longs for with expectation. (Padmapriya 2003)

Poetry is a strange and beautiful means of communication not only with people but even with God. . . . I pray that my poems bring peace and better understanding of life into the lives of readers. (Padmapriya 2005)

I have tried to blend creativity with strong messages. . . . Poetry, like fresh air, gives life to both the writers and to the readers of poetry. (Padmapriya 2011)

 
 
 

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