I Swallowed the Moon  (English, Paperback, Bashir Saba Mahmood)

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Gulzar is well-known for his lyrics, his direction and his writing skills. At the same time, he is alsoknown for his poetry. To be very honest, to me he is a poet first and then everything else falls with it. His transition at every step as a poet is phenomenal. The way his poems appeal to all and sundry – it is true after all, poetry should be for everyone to read and savour and that is what Gulzar does.

Saba Mahmood Bashir has tried to explore the various sides to a poet and his poems in, “I Swallowed the Moon”. He has dissected every single poem of Gulzar and gives us a peek into the poet’s mind, emotions and sensibility. Bashir tries to find Gulzar’s style and then connect it to the reader. “I Swallowed the Moon” proves to be a great read for all poetry lovers and more so lovers of Gulzar Saab’s writing.

Gulzar is a man of words. His lyrics, direction and writing skills have contributed much to the quality of Indian cinema. The book I Swallowed the Moon : The Poetry of Gulzar focuses on various aspects and sides of the poet which we are unaware of.

Summary of the Book

The book I Swallowed the Moon : The Poetry of Gulzar helps you understand the poet’s poems and emotions. Furthermore, each poem of his is dissected, thus giving us an insight into the poet’s mind. Gulzar’s poems are quite a read and are easy to comprehend if you put in a tad bit of effort.

About Saba Mahmood Bashir

Saba Mahmood Bashir is an Indian author. She obtained her M.A in English Literature from Allahabad University and a Ph.D from IIT Delhi. Bashir as authored books like Memory-Past and  I Swallowed the Moon : The Poetry of Gulzar.