Vijaya's Cherish is the result of a deeply intimate, symbolic self-exploration of the lessons of the past, challenges of the present and unlimited potential of the future. Beginning with the "Abecedarian Poem," the poetic subject outlines a trajectory of growing awareness of the self in a complex and contradictory world, quite literally from A to Z. Poems such as "From ruins to rise" and "The 'Shining' House" seek to give concrete realization to moments of doubt or confusion; indeed, the whole of the work stands as a testament to the passage from childhood innocence to the reality which we may face either as victims or with active imagination. This gives the verse "not a fairy tale … but for real" (in "My first love") that much more significance.
Editorial Reviews
In all, Cherish does just that the book cherishes life, love, illumination, family, and the opening of the soul to the world and to itself.
--Robert Simon Kennesaw, GA
We notice in these poems quite impressive imaginative leap that will certainly appeal to all readers. Due to melody of diction in these poems, the sound of the words and phrases lingers in the mind for a long time.
Vijaya has released four books of poems Inspire, Reflect, Explore, Savour - Art and Poetry meet. All the books are bestsellers. Evolve is her fifth book. She published her first novel Unlikely Friendships as a Kindle edition on Amazon. She was announced as one of the winners of Inspire by Gandhi competition, organized by Sampad, a UK organization. She was selected as the Winner of AZsacra International Poetry Award (Dec. 2015). Her submissions have been published in Goodness Abounds: 365 True Stories of Loving Kindness, Silver Birch Press, Nancy Drew Anthology, Poetry Marathon 2016 Anthology, Sometimes Anyway: Pride in Poetry Volume II, Forwardian, Triadae Magazine, iWrite India, Dystenium Online, and Taj Mahal Review anthologies. She has appeared as a guest speaker in colleges. A participant in the Poetry Marathon 2016 and Poetry Marathon 2017 (24 poems in 24 hours, 1 poem per hour), she has reviewed and edited poetry and fiction books. She participated in NaNoWriMo 2016 and NaNoWriMo 2017 and completed her first and second novels. Her endeavour to follow her motto to Inspire people led her to start writing quotes. Her table calendar for 2018 with her quotes received a lot of positive response.
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