HOPES AND FEARS (A Collection of Poems)

“Here is an unusual collection of poems written over many years which sardonically portray the situation in contemporary India.” “The poems serve as a source of inspiration to those who do not disassociate art and aesthetics from their commitment to society. Alexander Raju’s poetry springs with an irrepressible force from the abyss of his deep commitment to humanity. Humanism is the flesh and blood of his poetry.” “The apparent frivolity in the treatment of certain themes, the ironical playfulness with which he laughs off the pain, only serves to accentuate their seriousness. There are poems which unrestrainedly celebrate the poet’s epicurean immersion in the pleasures of life, but there too he is all out to nakedly project what domestic life is.” “Rather than Songs of Innocence, they are Songs of Experience”.