Poets
Sirajul Islam, Pisciculture Housing Society, Shyamoli, Dhaka
If poets are pleasant in one sense, then they're unpleasant in another sense. We have many poets in our country, young and old, firebrand etc. But do we know how they're pleasant or unpleasant? The answer is that we do not know. They're a mystery, one thing I can tell you for certain, and the material and message that would shed light on their life and work is locked more in libraries than in the hearts of our generation. I don't know the young generation's thoughts on them, but I'm sure our elders have respect for their contemporary poets. No doubt, there's been a massive collection, out of which a little has been exposed so far that we can remember, and love to admire. Our poets wrote a lot. As a commoner, I can remember some of the childhood rhymes, limericks; and some pieces that have some sort of this or that political message. Yes, politics is a part of rhyming but many poets I can remember do not endorse this view. Yes, in expressing outlook on politics, the poets are polarised, unfortunately though. When everything will be out in the open, I believe, our poets will be acquitted of anti-sentiments of all kinds.
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