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    Briste
    Briste
    Briste
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    Briste

    By Meenakshi Iyer

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    Briste (pronounced brish-teh) meaning broken in Gaelic is a collection of confessional poems by Meenakshi Iyer, which articulates the myriad human experiences and their transgressions. A self-confessed enthusiast for digressing thoughts and deep musings about life and its purpose, the book is a journey through the poet’s thoughts and emotions, often reflecting the conflicts faced by most individuals. Depicting the constant dialogue between contrasting and divergent emotions, the book takes you through joy and sorrow, grief and salvation and lifts you through despair and hope.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNotion Press
    Release dateSep 9, 2014
    ISBN9789384381851
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      Briste - Meenakshi Iyer

      Briste

      Meenakshi Iyer

      Notion Press

      5 Muthu Kalathy Street, Triplicane,

      Chennai - 600 005

      First Published by Notion Press 2014

      Copyright © Sneha Iyer 2014

      Cover by Nandini Bharadwaj

      All Rights Reserved.

      ISBN: 978-93-84381-85-1

      This book has been published in good faith that the work of the author is original. All efforts have been taken to make the material error-free. However, the author and the publisher disclaim the responsibility.

      No part of this book may be used, reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      To family & friends,

      for tolerating the madness

      Contents

      Title

      Copyright

      Dedication

      1. Circus

      2. Remember

      3. Continuity

      4. i

      5. Under the Elm Tree

      6. Scattered

      7. Unbequeathed

      8. Sequestered

      9. Madness

      10. Chaos

      11. Sounds of the Ocean

      12. Lessons in Life

      13. Changing Time

      14. Bruises

      15. Storyboard

      16. Equilibrium

      17. Believe

      18. Gestalt Poetry

      19. Cloak of Invisibility

      20. Wheel on a Wave

      21. Featherweight

      22. Desire

      23. Breathe

      24. Ruin

      25. Memories

      26. Way Home

      27. Unsettled

      28. Luck’s Favorite Child

      29. Cope

      30. Trapeze

      31. Wretched

      32. My Ordinary Day

      33. Dark Room

      34. Flights of Fancy

      35. Daily Routine

      36. Hope

      37. Insights

      38. Poignant Strays

      39. Beneath still water

      40. Will you please?

      41. One Pair of Footsteps

      42. Price I pay

      43. Dreams of Rust

      44. Into the Absence

      45. Dreams

      46. Monsoon

      47. Bespoke

      48. Absolute Truth

      49. Soul Food

      50. Alchemy of Happiness

      51. Lady at Sea

      52. Happy

      53.

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