Poet in Killing Zone

About the Book

Semi epic, one of the best pieces ever written by Gurkha Poets: An epic with a single theme that narrates the sense of excitement before enlisting in the army, then moving ahead to the war front, leaving behind hearth and home in a distant land, being wounded or maimed or killed, then drawing a history of this, then the sense of futility and anger, and then the sense of consolation, solace, and resignation. From simple, humble sensation to a state of spiritual bliss. Critics have compared this poet to the Great War poets such as Isaac Rosenberg, Robert Graves, Rupert Brook, Herbert Read, Siegfried Sassoon, Alan Seeger and their poetry.

About the Author

Having served in the British Army as part of the Tenth Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles, Raksha Rai retired. It was during these years that the man who left his mountain home to be a soldier became a poet. He is a powerhouse when it comes to contemporary literature and is widely celebrated in his native country of Nepal to such effect. He has remained an active figurehead in promoting Nepalese literature and is a pioneer of Diasporic Nepalese Literature movement. His other works in his native language include Desh Dukheko Chha, Baluwama arko Nepal, Sahidko Amaako Laash, Salik Uviyera Gorkhali, and Navachetanagraha. He currently resides in a small seaside town in Wales. raksharai57@yahoo.com