Re: 'Poetry Workshop' (was: raata)
Nyayapathi Srinivasa Rao (vasu@india.hp.com)
Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:03:12 +0500
V. Chowdary Jampala wrote:
[snip]
>
>
> This was a labour of love of the editor, Sri ETukoori prasaad, who
> should be appreciated. We Telugus, of course, have the glorious record
> that a lovingly produced collector's edition of this era's mahaakavi's
> magnum opus, published in his handwriting's facimile with his own voice
> recording, couldn't sell 500 copies, fully sixteen years of its
> publication (you want to know more about this? drop me a note). In such an
> encouraging atmosphere, it is a miracle that a book like this gets
> produced and published.
>
> Regards -- V. Chowdary Jampala
>
It's true that most of us don't buy and read. However is it fair to
judge the readers' enthusiasm (or the lack of it) by the number of
copies
the London Mahaprasthanam sold?
It was priced at 500/ or so when a normal paperback copy was
available for 10/ or so. Can the passage of sixteen years cahnge
the price differential?
Only those poetry lovers who are sentimental about SreeSree, his
hadn-writing, the pen he used, the shoes he wore, the cigarettes he
smoked
.....,and such may think of investing disproportionately large amounts
of
money to acquire that historical piece. Though i too am a SreeSree
devotee,
it appeared unwise to me to buy the copy.
I bet you can buy a papaerback and read, the contents are the same!
Yes. The form differs.
I thought VCJ gaaru is rather content with the contents than formulating
his opinions based on forms!
> PS: I almost forgot. The poet that raama referred to is in the
> book to, though with a different piece. And how did his 'aksharaalu'
> appear? Depends on whether you look at them before reading the words or
> after.
--
Regards & Thanks
Vasu.