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In His Second Collection Of Poems, Vikram Seth Reflects On Three Cultures He Knows Well: India, California And China. He Writes About Chinese Noblemen And Hermits Lovers Whom He Has Outgrown Or Who Have Outgrown Him The Night Sounds And Sights On A Deserted California Beach The Power Of Moonlight And Music To Both Hurt And Heal. Summing Up The Effect Of This Brilliant Collection, The Poet And Critic Donald Davie Wrote: ‘These Poems Should Have An Impact Far Beyond Much Noisier Pieces For When Did We Last See A Volume In Which The Poet’s Eye Is On What Is Objectively Before Him, Rather Than On The Intricacies Of His Own Sensibility’

In His Second Collection Of Poems, Vikram Seth Reflects On Three Cultures He Knows Well: India, California And China. He Writes About Chinese Noblemen And Hermits Lovers Whom He Has Outgrown Or Who Have Outgrown Him The Night Sounds And Sights On A Deserted California Beach The Power Of Moonlight And Music To Both Hurt And Heal. Summing Up The Effect Of This Brilliant Collection, The Poet And Critic Donald Davie Wrote: ‘These Poems Should Have An Impact Far Beyond Much Noisier Pieces For When Did We Last See A Volume In Which The Poet’s Eye Is On What Is...  Read More