Debut Poetry Collection Melds Verse, Lyrics and Prose

Riaz Alam’s tangible vision in The Grasshopper explores the depths of the human condition and consciousness

Dubai, UAE (PRWEB) August 20, 2006 -- A broadly ranged work, The Grasshopper explores the repercussions of national and international events on human beings at an individual level. Readers will relate to author Riaz Alam’s sense of powerlessness, which even so is at odds with his creation of this powerful volume.

In its conglomeration of images and rhythms, Alam’s poetry shares many qualities with the lyrics of epic songwriters of the twentieth century such as Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison. Despair and violence are juxtaposed against a fierce pacifism and inspiration at the hands of love. The poet makes bold statements, then questions them with both objectivity and irony.

Alam’s poetry is lyric and dreamlike, yet The Grasshopper is a vivid work celebrating humanity in its most wretched and glorious forms. This hardworking first volume of poetry and prose is designed to deliver a sense of purpose and meaning, but not without asking something of the reader in return.

For more information or to receive a free review copy, please contact the author at riazalam@yahoo.com. The Grasshopper is available for sale online at Amazon.com, Borders.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

About the Author

Currently residing in Dubai, Riaz Alam is an everyday pacifist devoted to promoting a message of peace and tolerance. Yet he acknowledges and can draw beauty out of the darker realities of life. A Muslim Pakistani, he is devoted to his European Catholic wife Gretel, and hopes that their relationship exemplifies the open-minded acceptance of differences that he would like to see flourish in the rest of the world.

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