Sahilvd237

Hi everyone,
          	
          	A new poem titled "Thinking over over thinking" has been updated. Do check it out and let me know how is it. 
          	
          	Happy reading!
          	Stay happy
          	Bless you
          	
          	https://www.wattpad.com/story/372615351

minnemesis696

Happy birthday little poet ❤️

Sahilvd237

@rituPoet hehe...thank u sinner ji..
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rituPoet

@Sahilvd237 i know it's too late (⁠;⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠) but... Happy birthday :)
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Sahilvd237

@minnemesis696 oh. Wattpad needs to be Purpled then 
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shizzukaahh2301

Hiiiiiiii sahil! How are you?

Sahilvd237

@shizzukaahh2301 That's beautiful! More strength to u. Bless u.
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shizzukaahh2301

@shizzukaahh2301 I'm doing good. Going with the flow but I'm the one who is steering the flow:)
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awara_alfaaz

Can we support each other as writers? I’d love to exchange feedback.

Sahilvd237

@awara_alfaaz Hey, sure! I would love to. I’m a bit tied up with a tight schedule right now, so it might take me some time to go through your work.
            
            And yes, you’re absolutely free to check out my work as well—I’d be grateful if you do. But of course, if it doesn’t interest you, please feel free not to read it.
            
            
            Apologies for the late reply
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Sahilvd237

Hi everyone,
          
          Just to inform you all, there's this website "teenfic.net" which is stealing our works published on Wattpad. You can google it and try searching for your username or book name and you will find the same published as it is on that website.
          
          So I have signed a petition raised on change.org against "teenfic.net". 
          
          You can sign it on the below link: 
          https://c.org/zDQNsbqc2J
          
          Or 
          
          You can go to change.org and search for the petition "shut down teenfic.net"

shizzukaahh2301

@Sahilvd237  saw it today only......and signed the petition as well
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rituPoet

@Sahilvd237 I have signed the petition too (⁠ ⁠・ั⁠﹏⁠・ั⁠)
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ManuAndhale

@Sahilvd237 Thanq for the heads up. I checked, and 4 of my books are out there.
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novelistASH

I saw that you're working on gazal. How has that been? Do you have any thoughts about the form?

novelistASH

@Sahilvd237 Cool. No rush. If it's easier for me, you can email me:
            
            novelistASH@gmail.com
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Sahilvd237

@novelistASH hey Ash, I will reply for sure, by this weekend.
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novelistASH

@Sahilvd237 So I wasn't able to find a translation of "उशीर " but I was able to hear a reading. The tone was conversational and compelling, but I fear the reader was not giving the poem justice.
            
            However, I was able to translate the poem stanza by stanza and got this:
            ...
            “late”
            
            It was like that, it was the same. There were all rabbits in their place!
            
            No one rebelled. They were slogans! Those who revolted were also throats!
            
            They never smelled sandalwood. It was all coal!
            
            I didn't speak when I met you! That's what happened to me when I met you!
            
            There was no mercy. It was an advertisement! The love I felt was a smile on my face!
            
            It was late when I called you. There were only a few footprints in the soil!
            ...
            
            Based on that poor translation an looking at the original text, "it was all" seems to be the repeated phrase. (Wikipedia calls it the radif.) Do Marathi sentences tend to end on a verb?
            
            In terms of the impact of "उशीर" or "late", I thought the decision to shift from animal husbandry to slavery was natural and the further shift to personal longing was compelling and heart breaking. I'm sure this translation is laughably bad.
            
            In terms of the poetics, I'm seeing more liberties taken with every stanza. Anaphoras, varying line breaks, mid-rhymes, and slant rhymes are all making an appearance. Gazal seems to be a form that welcomes individual expression.
            
            What was your take on "उशीर" and its use of poetic devices?
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