"At the peak of this silence lies a reverberation where we experience each other and everything round us so sharply, clearly, deeply that it makes us fall out of our need to keep talking, keep explaining, keep articulating, keep thinking… keep doing. Someday I’d like to give you the gift of silence, but for now, words are all I have,” writes Kurush Khodaiji in the Preface of his book of verse titled That Coffee Shop Called Life.
Kurush Khodaiji: life and reality
The 108-page collection of poems deals with the conundrum of life as one perceives it and what the actual reality is. The typeface is clear and the text free from typos; there are illustrations but sadly the black and white photographs are dark and smudgy. Published in 2024 by BookLeaf Publishing, 2E/4, Jhadewalan Extenson, Block E2, New Delhi 110055, the book is priced at Rs 250. S. V.
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