These poems embody an inherent urge to unfold the ultimate truth; convey in simple and natural diction full of Indian sensibility; evolve through lyrical concentration and visual imagination and surprise the reader with sudden flashes of truly inspired utterances; successfully universalise the personal experiences, the main quality of the poetry which helps it survive the test of time. Here is indeed a true unification of sensibility, ideas and images merging into a poetic synthesis. Apparent human suffering provides background and are perceptive of the deeper dimensions of being. These poems speak from the heart in a plainspoken manner. It is a mosaic of pain, anger, violence, faith, spirituality, crime, destruction, moral decadence, despair and hope. Nature remains the predominant element: successfully paint all the aspects of nature mingling with scientific temper. These are the photographs in words of the most memorable, immoral, corrupt picture of present day India. The language of these poems is embellished with clarity of thought and simplicity of expression. The artist in these poems appears meticulous craftsman who does not waste his words because each and every description and phraseology is loaded with specific connotations. These poems subsume so well the very best in the English tradition and the highest of India s spiritual ascension to give us 'The Gasps of Earth,' The Tempest' and 'A Wish,' it is very obvious that Indian poetry in English need not be Bombay-centric any more. The poems to the "YOU" ... herald the most convincing poetry.
D.C. Chambial, (b. 1950) started writing when he was still in school, is a tri-lingual poet: writes in English, Hindi, and Pahari of Himachal Pradesh. He was first published in Skylark in 1979. To date he has published eight volumes of his poems; Words (included in this book) being the last. He has been widely published and anthologized not only in India but also abroad. His poems have also been translated into many languages. He is the first poet from Himachal Pradesh whose all poems (1979-2010) have been put together in one single book. He also translates into English from Hindi and Pahari, and vice-versa. He is also a recipient of several awards and honours for his poetry including the prestigious Michael Madhusudan Academy Award (India), Lachlan Arts Bronze Medal (USA), and Australia Poetry Day Gold Medal (Australia). He has also books of criticism on the poetry of Krishna Srinivas and O.P. Bhatnagar. He has also edited (with PCK Prem) English Poetry in India: A Secular Viewpoint (2011). He has also edited a collection: Poetry of Himachal Pradesh (Original in English and in translation). He attended IX World Congress of Poets (Madras 1985), World Poetry Day Celebrations (Gangtok, 2005). He figures in major Who's Who of Poets of the World published from USA and UK, and India. He edits POETCRIT (since 1988), a Refereed biannual journal devoted to Literary Criticism and Contemporary Poetry.
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