Reader Reviews of Winter Blossoms
November 17, 2007
Review by Vandana Agarawal
Winter Blossoms – A Poet’s Epiphany
It is a measure of the emotivity expressed in the poems of Winter Blossoms that I felt my eyes sting with tears even as I read the very first poem “A Loving Presence”, describing the connection of a daughter to her mother when they are thousands of miles apart.
November 7, 2007
Excerpt from Review by Reader Views
.................The poems in "Winter Blossoms" reveal the amazing insight, of the author, into the nature of the struggles faced by South Asian women. Mamata Misra brings to the forefront the need to speak out against the reality of family violence, and abuse. She faces squarely the incongruity
October 11, 2007
Review by Sikhanda Satapathy
This anthology is a soft touch to the soul and a gentle nudge to the mind from a very observant poet. The poems bring forth a point of view that pleads, prods and persuades you to pause for a moment and step into the shoes of a mother, a new bride, a wife, a single mother or a divorced woman - a
August 27, 2007
Remarks by Dr. R. C. Das
I have read your "Winter Blossoms and other Poems". The Poems express in very powerful language your feelings and in fact the feelings of all women who are suffering or have suffered from atrocities committed on them. The poems analyze situations, raise thought-provoking questions and provide
December 6, 2006
Preface by Shamita Das Dasgupta
In Winter Blossoms, Mamata Misra gifts us, readers, with a bouquet of poems that would touch every soul. It is a collection that has emerged out of the poet’s life experiences – migration to a distant land, motherhood without tradition, anti-domestic violence activism, and above all, being a
Foreword by Karen J. Wilson, Ed. D.
Mamata Misra’s Winter Blossoms represents a cross cultural journey that not only explores the experiences of South Asian women, but also reflects all women’s connection with everything and everyone around them. From arranged marriages to a mother’s delight for her unborn children, Mamata’s clear,
