Study of Human Emotions and Psychology of Modern Man in Bijender Singh’s Late Night Poetry

Abstract

Writing great poems are not just a play of heavy diction and weaving lyrics out of ideas turned complex.  If it is not understood by anyone who properly reads it, it may sound great only to the ignorant. Even William Wordsworth in his Preface to Lyrical Ballads says feels the same way when he suggests poetry to be closest to common life. For Wordsworth, poetry should be “a man speaking to men…” (Wordsworth’s Theory, 42). The North Indian poet under study, Bijender Singh, shares some of these features. His book Late Night Poetry has not just the language but also the themes very relatable to common life and people. The present study shall observe the style, language, presented philosophy and contemporary social issues that are laid bare in his poetry book.