“Fire Altar” by Keki N. Daruwalla

 

Celebrated poet Keki N. Daruwalla talks about his newest collection “Fire Altar” and his interest in history and myth

Poets might eschew the rigours of rhyme, but for Daruwalla, as these lines demonstrate, the discipline has been rewarding. Photo: P.V. Sivakumar

 

…………………… Daruwalla synthesises a great deal of Persian history and myth into verse, perhaps because, as another poem says, “a people’s past is only safe with bards”………………………. 

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