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About Alone, I Am Not
It’s an honor to share words of praise about Alone, I am Not, a heartfelt book by Vandana Parashar. This poignant publication spreads a wide carpet of haiku and senryu pointing out the many forms of bias. Even the striking cover by Aanvi Parashar depicts that we are all people of this universe, and therefore connected by similar injustices at times on our own lives. From intense haiku to ironic senryu, and striking photos, Vandana covers all aspects of bias on her path to healing. She is a talented wordsmith who exhibits an exceptional use of language skills, a sense of rhythm, and uncanny vision. —an’ya, past editor of Ribbons and Tanka Origins Vandana’s second collection, Alone, I am Not, is dedicated to all those subjected to prejudice, harassment, injustice because of sex, race, colour, ability and sexual orientation. The collection does not disappoint in poetic quality at a time when the world is mired in widespread bigotry and hatred. Vandana’s poems take the personal and make it political in the best possible way. There are some high-quality haiku, haiga, and senryu poems in this collection which display sensitivity, irony and wit. My personal favourites are the combination of Unsplash’s art with Vandana’s poetry: “victim-blaming a lacy bra on the clothesline” and “in the deep spaces between polarities my self-worth.” An excellent chapbook well worth checking out for topical and political poetry. —Dr. Tim Gardiner, former tanka prose editor of Haibun Today and poetry editor of Suspect Device punk fanzine.
