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REFLECTIONS
Cathy Biribauer
Deborah La'Sassier
J. Lee Fedrick
Louie Levy
Tom J K Lampit
SHORT STORIES
A. Alan Beck
Alan M. Danzis
Albert Adato
Albert Russo
Alex Braverman
Andrew McIntyre
Antonio Graceffo
CA Lindsey
Christian Avery Bryant
David Rambeau
Edwin McRae
Eileen Thornton
Eric Tessier
Floriana Hall
Gary Date Dudney
Geoff Langdon
G.K. Wuori
Guy Belleranti
Janet K. Brennan
Jefferson W. Hunt
Jennifer York
Jerry Craven
Jessica Del Balzo
John M. Floyd
Joanna Donase
Judy Radano
Julie Failla Earhart
J. Joe Sherman
Kathryn Rose
Larry Thompson
Leon Barnes
Leona Coulter
Lynn Veach Sadler
Martin Green
Martin M. Jacobsen
Mary Margaret Hansen
Matt Brown
Michael Haulica
Miriam Taylor
Nickolaus A. Pacione
Nyal D. Thomas
Paul Alan Fahey
Peter Ebsworth
Ranjit Sinha Roy
Robert Alexander Newman
S. J. Reisner
Stephen E. Shepherd
Steve Shrott
Timothy Gager
Troy Morash
Vanessa Gebbie
Vera Searles
Victoria Valentine
W. S. Mayo
POETRY FROM NORWAY
Adam Donaldson Powell
POEMS
Alaina Macdonald
Albert Edward Gazeley
Aldo Rosado
Andy Harding
Angela Michele Finley
Angry Poet
Barbara Smilgin
Barbara Smith
Charles Ray
Cindy Chaffold
Craig Sernotti
Crystal Diane Arbogast
Cynth'ya Lewis Reed
Dana Kent Gallup
David T. Culver
David Tremayne-Smith
Davide Trame
Del Senkbeil
Dennis Newell
Dwayne Chastain
Edward Hanson
El-Hadi Kadouf
Evelyn "Eden" Bryant
Frances J. Gallon
Freda H. Babinski
Geoff Langdon
Gregory A. De Feo
Hirsch Lazaar Silverman
I. O. Penner
Iris Mack
Jackey Foster
James Scott
Janet K. Brennan
Jerry Bradley
Jessica Healy
Josalyn N. Knight
Karen Sperry
Kelley Jean White
Kenneth Francis Pearson
Kerryn Boniface
Lanie Shanzyra P. Rebancos
Laura Stamps
Linda L. Bielowski
Lisa Zaran
Lorraine Sautner
Louie Levy
Lynn Veach Sadler
Margaret C. Rigsby
Maria Cristina Azcona
Michael D Nalley
Michael Estabrook
Michael J. Vaughn
Mike Kecker
Morgan Beverly Chicchelly
Naomie Marie Christensen
Nora Weston
Patricia
Patricia Wellingham-Jones
Penelope Allen
Rani Drew
Rebecca Guile Hudson
Rhonda Marie Hayman
Richard MacAleese
Robert Carucci
Ron Bliss
Rose Marie Streeter
Santosh Kumar
Sharon W. Flynn
Shirley Bolstok
Sohan Qadri
Stephanie Jarema
Sue Mill
Susan M Guerra
Tatiana Pahlen
Teri Schwartz
U.V. Ray
Victoria Ellison
Veronica Pamoukaghlian
William F. Hauck
Yvonne Sparkes
GEMS OF THOUGHT
APHORISMS OF YOGA
BY PATANJALI
REVIEWS
AUTHOR INDEX
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An International Literary Journal
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 1 JUNE 2005
Edited
by: Dr.
Santosh Kumar
Binding: Paperback (pp: 480 with a
separate section of authors bio)
ISSN: 0972-6004
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Description: Beyond
all doubt Taj Mahal Review, pp. 480 June 2005 will
enable the readers to enter the world of original creative
writings by international authors. Here is a rich feast of
extraordinary poems and short stories. The poems included in
this issue are devoid of any type of
Romantic excess. The poems are harder, saner, and 'nearer
the bone' as Ezra Pound once said. The short stories
included in this issue deal with a variety of themes:
alienation, man-woman relationships, revolt against the
prevailing social values, spiritual yearning, inner
consciousness of the characters. These stories are full of
precise observation and characterization, a sincere
emotional depth, an impressive freshness in the presentation
of situations.
The poets in this issue are characterized by a sublime force
of individuality and artistic workmanship of very impressive
images. No doubt, Taj is the journal for those who love
poetry, short story and the spectacle of some of the best
contemporary writings. It is time to listen to the voice of
the creative authors appearing in this latest issue of Taj.
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From The Editor
Welcome to Taj
June 2005! I experienced an ineffable dejection when Tsunami
Terror and waves of destruction killed so many innocent
children and women in southern India. Countless dead bodies
lay on the beaches as more than 130,000 people died. This
was the country's worst natural disaster. The question is if
a poor country like India can afford an early warning system
to detect such earthquakes so that the tragic history may
not be repeated. The whole world felt:
A grief without a pang, void, dark, and drear,
A stifled, drowsy, unimpassioned grief,
Which finds no natural outlet, no relief,
In word, or sigh, or tear.
Coleridge, "DEJECTION: AN ODE"
The death of
the Pope left the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics lonely
and unhappy. He exuded true passion for universal love and
peace. Special prayer service were observed in Catholic
churches in Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram in India. Pope
John Paul II's daily message transmitted by SMS on April 2,
2005 says: "Know how to recognize in the cross the most
eloquent sign of the Lord's mercy."
Another news
that made me unhappy was the sudden passing away of Arthur
Miller (1915-2005) on Feb 11, 2005, at the age of ninety. He
was an intellectual dramatist, and his best play is All My
Sons. Miller himself said, "The fortress which All My Sons
lays siege to is the fortress of unrelatedness."
Besides, the
death of Nobel laureate Saul Bellow on April 5, 2005 was a
serious loss for all creative artists. Bellow has been
called 'a master of comic melancholy'. His most famous books
are Dangling Man, Herzog, Humboldt's Gift, Henderson the
Rain King, Seize the Day and The Adventures of Augie March.
How to cope with the modern world of fret and fury? Bellow
answers: "For one thing, it's the thinking we have to do and
all the judgments we have to make. It's the price of
freedom: make the judgments, make the mental calls."
Rani Drew
along with her husband John from Cambridge UK visited my
residence in January 2005. We discussed a lot of things
concerned with postmodern creative writing, sale problems,
new poetic techniques, 'concrete' poetry, disappearance of
the author, poetry workshop, etc. Both are very sincere
creative writers.
The issue
number seven of Taj, June 2005 is devoted to creative
writing, not only in English-speaking countries, but to
literature in English across the globe. In this issue, I
have included all the poems, short stories and essays I
found of real interest and quality. I trust some of these
writings reveal a social and cultural diversity. The
outpouring of lyrical intensity by the poets is a very
difficult task in the postmodern era, where we notice the
vulgarization of culture by the onslaught of technocratic
dictatorship. Genuine creative writing also faces the danger
of dissection and deconstruction by New Critics. Edmund
Wilson in "The Critic Who Does Not Exist" (1928) comments
that the modern author is completely isolated, due to lack
of 'intelligent criticism'. The undisputed fact remains that
a creative artist must seek new forms of expression for new
issues during postmodern era, so that an authentic portrayal
of life, and its multicultural sensibility is possible.
It is my
great pleasure to acknowledge, with a very deep sense of
gratitude, the help and cooperation of the contributing
artists. Best wishes.
SANTOSH KUMAR
Editor
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