Book Review – Anthropic Waves by Pramudith D Rupasinghe

“Anthropic Waves” is a profound heart touching poetry collection by the Sri Lankan author Pramudith D Rupasinghe. The collection spans across various global backdrops. It sometimes walks the memory lane of the author while growing up in Sri Lanka, in another instance…the poems will take you strolling across beaches of Africa or some other countries and narrate the stories of traditions…lineage…love and loss.

From rich to war-torn to under-developing countries, the author seems to have observed the impacts silently. Thus, this poetic collection hits you hard. It is like armchair experience, however in a poetic way. Not an exact travelogue, the poems carry the intensity of pain of the people from various zones of their lives. The impact and observation of the book is global. It reads like a map of poetry. Nearly all poetries have different mood, zeitgeist, and appeal…a sort of cogitation that one could make if that person has lived or frequented that country and place.

One of the stand-out themes in the book is to highlight the agonizing systematic discrimination and victimization of people on caste, creed, and sexual gender inequality. However, not only dark themes, when the poems open up…vestiges of natural beauty exuding its charm draws in readers for deeper penetration. However the overall weighty aspect of the book is to delve deeper in the voices suppressed in different zones on a gamut of pretexts. Brussels, Sri Lanka, Free Town, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ukraine…the poetic gaze measures this stretch in poetic expressions.

Thoroughly Rupasinghe’s collection presents a document of witness, resistance, and quiet revolution. In nutshell, Anthropic Waves is a powerful and impactful work that aims to deepen readers understanding of the world’s suffering people, their human condition. The book, in particular, highlights the experiences of marginalized and ignored folks.

Rupasinghe penned down all poems with a unique blend of poetic narrative with high doses of realism. His poems tell a story, eke out a share of pain and agony from the marginalized people in the world. With high emotional depth, the poetic narrative is as much as unbiased as poignantly soul-stirring.

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