The poems of Lingaraj Rath offer an insight into the multidimensional workings of a poet’s complex imagination. His poems exhibit a range surprisingly wide as the globe itself. The themes the poet dwells upon are revelations of different facets of a poet’s personality. The poet is extremely laconic in his expression, but the terseness encapsulates the vision of the whole world. Most of his poems present the poet as an empathetic and sensitive human being who can feel the pain of a wounded bird, and rejoice in the divine manifestation of eternal joy in the objects of Nature. Deeply emotive with the use of carefully chosen words, Rath’s poems flow lucidly and rhythmically. They surprise the readers with the impact they create within their compact design that is almost similar to the Haikus.

“100 Poems On Poets And Poetry” is unique of its kind in so far as it consists of poems devoted entirely to the theme of “poet and poetry.” Poems of Lingaraj Rath in the original Odia language have been extremely popular among readers and critics owing to their lyrical grace, and the vision and philosophical inclination of the poet. The English rendering of the poems will surely be able to fascinate the readers, and fill their hearts with thrill and joy.

Nrusingh Tarai’s poems have an unusual freshness & vividness & clarity about them. His language, phrase & rhythm has a rare felicity & flexibility that enables his poetry to acquire an identity of its own. He is prolific, not to say profuse and his range ranges over a great variety of themes, issues and concerns. At a time when young poets showcase the stereotypes and platitudes of contemporary living, he beats a hasty retreat from the pedestrian & comes abreast of gross realities by stark metaphors. The language both racy and idiomatic, precise and prolix suggest his beginnings in the sylvan backwaters of Odisha and his sense of rootedness. He has a felt undertone of empathy with the disinherited & dispossessed, fallen females & outcastes. He scores while stating a problem & avowedly believes that it eludes any neat resolution. And thus he is apolitical. And there is an aura of magic when he captures, in apposite vocabulary, the urban & semi-urban vignettes. There emerges a vision, not uncluttered, of a writer wrestling with the medium to achieve an echo of pain & reconciliation, jubilation and freedom. Above all, he is eminently readable.

ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କାର ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ‘ଅକାଳ ମେଁ ସାରସ’ କବିତାଗ୍ରନ୍ଥଟି ହିନ୍ଦୀ କବିତାକୁ ସର୍ବଥା ଏକ ନୂତନ ମୋଡ଼ ଦେବାର ସାର୍ଥକ ପ୍ରଚେଷ୍ଟା । ଏହି ସଂଗ୍ରହ ସହିତ ଏହି ଆଶା ରହିବ ଯେ କବିତା ନିଜ ମୂଳରେ ପ୍ରସାରିତ ହୁଏ ଆଉ ସେହି ଆଶାରୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ଉର୍ଜାର ବଳ ଉପରେ ସିଏ ନିଜ ସମୟ, ପରିବେଶ, ମଣିଷର ସଂଘର୍ଷ, ପ୍ରକୃତିରେ ଭଡ଼କି ଉଠୁଥିବା ଜିବୀବିଷାକୁ ଶବ୍ଦ ଦେବାରେ ସକ୍ଷମ ହୁଏ । ଏହି ପୁସ୍ତକଟି ଜନପଦୀୟ ଚେତନାରେ ରଚିତ ଭାଷାର ଐନ୍ଦ୍ରିକତା, ଅର୍ଥଧ୍ୱନି, ମୂର୍ତ୍ତତ ।, ଗୁଂଜନ ଓ ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତିକୁ ଚିହ୍ନିବା ସେତିକି ସହଜ ଯେତିକି ଶ୍ୱାସ ନେବା । କିନ୍ତୁ ଏହି ସହଜ ପରିଚୟରେ ବହୁତ କିଛି ରହିଛି ଯାହା ତା ଜରିଆରେ ଜୀବନରେ ଲୁଚି ରହିଥିବା କିମ୍ବା ଅଧିକ ଗଭୀର ସତ୍ୟତା ପ୍ରତି ଉତ୍ସୁକ କରିଦିଏ । ଗୋଟିଏ ଭାବରେ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ଗଲେ ଏହି କବିତାଗୁଡ଼ିକର ସରଳତା ସେହି ବିଡ଼ମ୍ବନାପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସରଳତାର ଉଦାହରଣ ଯାହା ବସ୍ତୁଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ଲୁଚି ରହିଥିବା ଜୀବନ-ମର୍ମକୁ ଭେଦ କରି ଦେଖିବାର ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ପ୍ରଚେଷ୍ଟା ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇପାରେ ।

ସାତଶହ ଶ୍ଳୋକବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଏହି ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥ ମାନବ ସମାଜର ସାତଶହ ଜନ୍ମର କାହିଁକି ଜନ୍ମ ଜନ୍ମାନ୍ତରର ଭ୍ରମ ଦୂର କରାଇ ସତ୍ ମାଗର୍ରେ ପ୍ରେରିତ କରିବା ଦିଗେର ସେର୍ବାତ୍କୃଷ୍ଟ ସାବ୍ୟସ୍ତ ହୋଇଥିବାରୁ, ଏହି ପଦ୍ୟାନୁବାଦ ମଧ୍ୟ ପାଠକର ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଯତ୍]କିଞ୍ଚିତ୍ ମଙ୍ଗଳ ବିଧାନ କରିବ।