A review by tansreads
Jejuri by Arun Kolatkar

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

very accessible and easy to analyze book of poetry  (atleast when you’re Marathi culturally and have been to Jejuri before) - I appreciated how it took us through a narrative of a trip to Jejuri from Mumbai. Each poem connected with another and had some thought provoking observations on the culture around temples, Hindu legends, what happens when you think a little too hard about where beliefs emerge from. There were some really beautiful lines and twisting of expectations. It did feel like walking through molasses, a malaise, flaunering but deeply observational through a religious site. The introduction and notes helped a lot.