BILINGUAL POETRY BOOK (Book)

BILINGUAL POETRY BOOK
by Dr M C Gupta (mcgupta44@Writing.Com)

I write poetry in English as well as in Hindi/Urdu, which are, for practical purposes, twin languages in India. I have also translated some of my Hindi poems, usually ghazals, into English verse, observing proper rhyme and meter.

Writing the same poem in two languages by the same poet, maintaining proper rhyme and meter in both languages, is not common. It is quite a challenge. But, it is fun as well. This genre differs from translation from one language to another done by somebody else other than the author. Such translation can never be appropriate, particularly when it relates to poetry.

The poems in either language here have the smooth flow and originality of the poet’s pen. Hope the readers like them. The best judges would be those who can appreciate poetry in both English and Hindi.

#16. REVELATION
---->> ID #434291 entered on 07-03-07 @ 11:44 pm EDT

#15. LET THE CINDER BURN
---->> ID #419729 entered on 03-03-07 @ 4:19 am EST

#14. I WISH YOU HAD BEEN MINE
---->> ID #406942 entered on 03-24-06 @ 11:05 am EST

#13. A DAY WILL COME: award winner
---->> ID #352287 entered on 10-30-06 @ 11:29 am EST

#12. CAUSE OF RUIN—rated 5 by 2 viewers
---->> ID #351076 entered on 06-02-05 @ 8:19 am EDT

#11. FROZEN FLAME
---->> ID #351032 entered on 11-15-06 @ 1:08 pm EST

#10. LEARNING TOO LATE –rated 4.5 by 1 viewer
---->> ID #350329 entered on 05-30-05 @ 9:59 am EDT

#9. WOMAN’S CRY FOR JUSTICE--rated 4 by 1 viewer
---->> ID #350325 entered on 05-30-05 @ 9:08 am EDT

#8. WOMAN IS HUMAN—rated 4 by 2 viewers
---->> ID #350308 entered on 05-30-05 @ 5:08 am EDT

#7. PROSTITUTE— a semi-ghazal-- Rated 4 by 5 users
---->> ID #350142 entered on 05-29-05 @ 4:25 pm EDT

#6. LIGHTNING: a semi-ghazal —rated 5 by 2 viewers
---->> ID #349933 entered on 05-28-05 @ 1:19 pm EDT

#5. MEETING IN NEXT LIFE-- a semi-ghazal—rated 4.5 by 9 viewers
---->> ID #349908 entered on 05-28-05 @ 9:06 am EDT

#4. TEARS—a semi-ghazal—rated 4 by 10 viewers
---->> ID #349551 entered on 05-26-05 @ 10:29 am EDT

#3. MEETING YOU—rated 4.5 by 3 viewers
---->> ID #346524 entered on 05-11-05 @ 10:25 am EDT

#2. THE WINDOW OF MY HEART
---->> ID #341006 entered on 10-31-05 @ 2:12 am EST

#1. WOMAN’S CHALLENGE
---->> ID #340853 entered on 08-30-05 @ 6:28 am EDT

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