Deepak Chaswal is a poet from the soil of India.
His poetry exhibits his perception of the universe from the perspective of an
insider. He is an editor for The Muse Poetry Journal and his poems have been published in reputed international poetry journals
Sam Smith The Journal, Pacific Review,
Pamona Valley Review, Forge, Enchanting Verses, The Tower, Earthborne Poetry
Magazine, Kritya- A Journal of Poetry, Indian Ruminations, Icycle Review,
Electronic Monsoon Magazine, Efiction Notice, Frog Croon, Message in a Bottle
Poetry Magazine, to name a few.
Chaswal writes
poetry of reflection and resolution in his 2013 poetry anthology Meeting with Christ and Other Poems. The stunning cover is the work of Italian artist Luigi Alba. Professor
Hugh Fox, Emeritus of Michigan State University, archaeologist, editor, writer,
and iconic poet of international fame testifies to Chaswal’s poetry, “One of
the deepest, widest, most universal poetry books ever written about individual spirituality
in a world-wide context. Chaswal identifies with blacks, whites, Indians in
India, Americans....you name it, he identifies with it. Universalism at its
most universal. You read his poetry and you go through a kind of spiritual
renewal. One of, perhaps, THE most spiritually renewing poets on the
contemporary scene."
Chaswal’s
newest poem will appear in a human rights poetry anthology published in October
2013 by University of London.
When did you begin
writing poetry?
When I
was approximately 12 years old I started writing poetry.
I like
the poetry of John Keats, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, P. B. Shelley, John
Milton, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Emily
Dickinson, Ted Hughes, Philip Larkin and the list keeps on increasing.
Do you write poetry for
yourself, or for others, or for both?
This is a
very interesting question. Actually, for me poetry is an outlet of emotions and
pent up feelings which is the amalgam of inside and outside strife which makes
our lives as it is.
Is it important to you
if your poems get published?
Without
poetry I cannot live for a single moment. It is the most essential part of my
life. I think it is important to write poetry whether it gets published or not.
Do you think poetry is
important on a global scale?
Yes, of
course. Poetry plays an important role in the global scale of things. It is the
only solace in the strife torn global scenario. It works as a balm for our
distorted psyche and soul.
Do you write a specific
genre of poetry, or do you delve into all genres?
While
writing poetry I do not think about the genre. I think we should not confine
poetry in boundaries of genre. Poetry is not like a river with certain specific
banks which limit its expansion. It is basically like an ocean which is
limitless in its dimensions. So if we try to confine poetry within the limits
of specific genres or categorize it in certain forms it may lose its aesthetic
appeal and will look like a marketing product.
What is your favorite
type of poem?
My
favorite type of poem is the one which flows naturally through the deep
recesses of my heart and touches the other hearts without any constraints.
What are you currently
writing?
I am
currently busy in compiling my poems for a new book which will be released soon.
What does poetry mean to
you?
Poetry is
nectar of life for me.
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