“Firm was my resolve and fragile was my heart. I saw many ends and many a start.” — Alok Mishra Fragile Copy Share Image
“from him we come into him we go in between, we see what he decides to show.” — Alok Mishra Copy Share Image
“Loneliness is a passive state. It is a compulsion when you are left on your own by others. Solitude, on the other… — Alok Mishra Choices Copy Share Image
“Any poet may find the most profound themes scattered along the path. Observation, if passionate, however, might debauch the deepest of themes.” — Alok Mishra Author Copy Share Image
“Solitude is a powerful tool; the master who uses this tool must have courage, conviction, experience and vision!” — Alok Mishra Courage Copy Share Image
“A great literary classic should not require an introductory essay and ten pages of footnotes to be understood. It should require a… — Alok Mishra Authors Copy Share Image
“When put to the best use, poetry has not only the power to stir one’s emotions and thoughts, but also the soul… — Alok Mishra Books Copy Share Image
“Every profound literary work is a bridge between what we are and what we may become, not just as individuals, but as… — Alok Mishra Books Copy Share Image
“A poet not only has to observe but also absorb all the emotions objectively in order to express them in verse. Only… — Alok Mishra Author Copy Share Image
“Only if I knew that knowing it would bring a burden I could seldom carry and ferry among those I know, only… — Alok Mishra Burden Copy Share Image
“This observation, understanding, and appreciation, when combined with the excellence of poetic expression, produce the best poetry, steeped in poetic truth and… — Alok Mishra Books Copy Share Image
“Sadly, but certainly, a promising genre of literature in poetry that began with pomp and a loud thud, a banger and an… — Alok Mishra Academic Copy Share Image
“Solitude has the potential to bring the best thoughts to you. When you are not involved in the emotional, entangled in the… — Alok Mishra Alone Copy Share Image
“Meaningful literary criticism is like penance to please Bhagwan Shiva and ask for wisdom for the world instead of material things for… — Alok Mishra Academic Copy Share Image
“In the beginning, poets make their best efforts to fit words into their rhyme and lyric. However, as time passes and the… — Alok Mishra Author Copy Share Image
“Personal angst, agony, anger, anxiety and pleasure might produce good poetry. However, to create the best, as many poets have expressed in… — Alok Mishra Anger Copy Share Image
“Sometimes by water 'and sometimes by the wind, 'my random lines on sand will be 'erased. What am I now? A ruddy… — Alok Mishra Anger Copy Share Image
“Academic criticism often focuses on pleasing the examiners for various purposes. It lacks the aesthetic design, the nobility of purpose and the… — Alok Mishra Academic Copy Share Image
