THE PAIN OF LOVE

Sharafunnissa’s poems, in this spare but precise translation, speak of a richly poetic sensibility awakened to the passions and torments of love, often unrequited, sometimes sublime. Her potent imagery, her intense imaginings and the intensity of her emotions makes for a powerful, moving, sometimes overvhelming experience for the reader. A poet of considerable talent and rare accomplishment for one so young.

Dr. Shashi Tharoor