Neglected Poems

Gulzar is regarded as one of India s foremost Urdu poets today, renowned for his unusual perspectives on life, his keen understanding of the complexities of human relationships, and his striking imagery. After Selected Poems, a collection of some of his best poetry translated by Pavan K. Varma was extremely well received, Gulzar has chosen to present his next sixty poems in an inimitable way: labelling them Neglected Poems. Neglected only in name, these poems represent Gulzar at his creative and imaginative best, as he meditates on nature (the mountains, the monsoon, a sparrow), delves into human psychology (when a relationship ends one is amazed to notice that everything goes on exactly as it used to ), explores great cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and New York ( In your town, my friend, how is it that there are no homes for ants? ), and confronts the most telling moments of everyday life.