ABOUT PROF. MUSTOFA MUNIR: Professor Mustofa Munir is a writer, Poet and translator. He writes poems and short stories. He translated poetry and lyrics of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam from Bengali to English. The translated books are: (1) 'Sanchita– selected poems and lyrics of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam' published by Outskirts Press Inc. in USA in May 2015. (2) 'The Fiery Lute' (Agnibina)-- selected poems of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and (3) 'The Swinging of the Sea' (Sindhu Hindol)--selected poems of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam published in February 2018 and February 2019 respectively by Nazrul Institute, a Research and Publishing Center , Bangladesh Ministry of Cultural Affairs, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka. He is the published author of two poetry books of his own titled 'Broken Meditation' and 'Blessed Forgiveness' published in U.S.A. in 2017 by Amazon. He was one of the selected poets in the International Poetry contest of Pride in Poetry Prize Winners 2016 from ‘We Write Poetry Wordshop Forum’. His poem 'Stratagem' was published in 'Pride in Poetry Vol.II Sometimes Anyway' by David E. Navarro, NavWorks Press, Los Angeles, California, USA. His another poem 'Broken Meditation' was selected in International poetry contest and was published in the anthology ‘Poetic Bond VII’ by Willowdown Books Press, London, UK. And the stories he wrote –'Silent Desolation' and 'Her Only Love'. He wrote many articles recently published in academia.edu website. He had his higher degrees from University of Uppsala, Sweden, George Mason University, Virginia, USA. In his retirement Prof. Munir settled in Houston, Texas.
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Sanchita
Selected Poems and Lyrics of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
by Mustofa Munir
Sanchita
Selected Poems and Lyrics of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
by Mustofa Munir
Published May 19, 2015
347 Pages
Genre: POETRY / General
Book Details
The translation of the poems in this book has captured the essence of the original Bengali language beautifully and revealed one of world Literature’s best classics. This collection of poems and lyrics is a journey through religion, spirituality, mythology, and ethics, as it mimics the deep and impressive expression of Poet’s verses.
Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam selected and compiled some of his best poems and lyrics in a volume and named it "Sanchita" –a Bengali term of anthology of some selected poems and lyrics. The resourceful poems and lyrics in this anthology uphold human dignity, religious harmony, truth, beauty, pain and love. Kazi Nazrul's poems and lurics validated the philosophy of human values and social justice. The superb poetic excellence of Romanticism is manifested in every page of this book—a masterpiece of literature. Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam captured the theme of love and humanity in the poems that readily demonstrated his feelings for mankind, his rebelliousness against injustice and his emotion as a lover in concrete and sublime form. By being so romantic the Poet left the impression of his feelings and emotions all along his poems and lyrics as a true lover. The Poet merged himself with the beauteous hills, forests, birds, mountains, rivers and seas around him and expressed his feelings of happiness and pain. The philosophy of universal equality of mankind reflects very much as the center theme in some of his poems and lyrics of the book. He urged the mankind to put an end to all differences and hindrances that exist in the religion and society and bring them at one confluence of equality and justice. As he wrote:
“Within thee lie the wisdom of all ages and scriptures,
O my friend, open thy heart, all scriptures are there!”