It seems as if Shahid wanted to empty his heart out in those few pages. He’s addressed this poem to all his close people - poets, family, friends, lovers and inanimate close relationships as well. I’ll just write about the impression I got from this poem. Neither I will be be going deep into the devices this poem uses. In this essay I won’t be writing its summary or talking of it’s artistic or literary value. The poem is taken from his book - “ Rooms Are Never Finished”. It’s also a pretty lengthy poem spanning around 5 pages. If I’d to sum up this poem, all I can say is that this poem is an autobiography of Shahid written in rhythm. The more I read about Shahid, the more this poem began to make sense. I read it few times but it all bounced over. Another thing to be noted about this specific poem is that Amitav Ghosh’s tribute to Shahid is also titled the same. As happens with Shahid’s poems unless you are not fully acquainted with the time and background in which the poem was written you’ll not be able to comprehend the lines. When I first read this poem I couldn’t understand it. The singerĭeparts through her chosen mirror, her one diamondĬut on her countless necks….” I Dream I Am At The Ghat Of The Only World This summary was originally published on the author’s personal medium blog
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