# The Prism of Life

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/2022/06/27/the-prism-of-life/
- Published: 2022-06-27T20:56:54+00:00
- Author: shuktara

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**Author: **Ivy Imogene Hansdak[⌊A sample cover of the book: dark brown coloured handloom sari with gold embossed nameplate and lettering for the title and author's name. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/The-Prism-of-Life.jpeg)
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Pages:** 64 **Year of Publication:** 2022 **Price:** Rs 200 **ISBN:** 978-81-956648-
5-6 (9788195664856)

_**About the Author**_
 Dr. Ivy Imogene Hansdak belongs to the Adivasi / tribal /
indigenous Santal community of Jharkhand, and teaches English literature at the 
Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, New Delhi. She knows three languages: Hindi,
English and Santali. After completing her Master’s in English from the Tilka Manjhi
Bhagalpur University, she gained admission into the M. Phil. / Ph. D. programme 
at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

As a poet, Ivy Hansdak has been deeply influenced by Western poetry as well as the
folksongs of Santal Parganas. She hopes to translate these Santali folksongs into
English. She has translated Santali fiction into English, besides working as the
Chief Editor of an online literary journal on Adivasi / tribal / indigenous issues
titled _The Johar Journal_.

_**Teaser**_

_Autumn Love_

Like coins dropped into brackish pool water,
 Your smiles entered my consciousness;

Like dawn tiptoeing over distant plains,
 Your glow permeated my gloomy darkness;

Like rain flowing down grimy window-panes,
 Your words cleansed my bitterness;

Like dew caressing withered rose-petals,
 Your touch awakened my sensations;

You were the Adonis to my Persephone
 And we found our autumn in the garden of Hades.

_**Contents**_
 44 poems spread across 4 sections