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From The Editor Best Wishes for a very Happy New Year! Taj Mahal Review, December 2007 out now, features Poetry, Artwork by international artists, Short Story, Reflections, Book Review etc; here is the longing to promote original creative writing worldwide. The continuous publication is a testimony to the kind support and dedication of its readers. My heart's desire is that Taj should concentrate on publishing original authors and artists. I have kept this in mind while selecting an increasingly large number of poems and short stories. How to save Poetry? Cyberwit is doing something in this direction. Why Poetry? He that rejecteth Poetry and Art will not have a good conscience. They alone clean and save our soul. Poetry is divine. We are cleaned by Poetry. Poetry alone can expose 'hypocrisies of official society', and the totalitarianism of the present machine society. Hope you will enjoy this massive collection of poems, short stories and artwork reaching a worldwide audience. Cyberwit's purpose is to assist authors in the publication of creative writing without them having to suffer the ordeal of going through an agent. This heart is weary and sick due to another terrorist attack in Hyderabad . The bombs packed with metal pellets exploded at a food centre and an amusement park on Saturday night in Hyderabad , India on August 26, 2007. Thirty-eight persons including six women and two children were killed. Where is the "fugitive and gracious light, shy to illumine"? Earth hath need of "some Columbus to guide us over a trackless ocean to a new continent", so that our song of joy may triumph over the cry of agony. I offer my deepest condolence on the sad passing away of Norman Kingsley Mailer (1923 - 2007) on November 10. He was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He has been rightly called "Innovator of the nonfiction novel, a towering figure in American literature for nearly 60 years." Heartly congratulations to Doris Lessing (b. 1919), British novelist who was born in Kermanshah , Iran , winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature! One of her greatest works, The Golden Notebook (1962), revealing the struggles of a woman writer, is considered a classic of feminist fiction. I'm obliged to the kind support of all these creative artists. Their help and kindness greatly inspired me in this work of editing and selecting. I look forward to receiving your cooperation in the future issues of Taj and thank you again. SANTOSH KUMAR |
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ARTWORKS Albert Russo REFLECTIONS Adam Donaldson Powell SHORT STORIES Alan M. Danzis POEMS A. D. Moore HAIKU Ban'ya NATSUISHI GEMS OF THOUGHTS REVIEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONTRIBUTORS |
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