Songs Of A Coward

What do you write when you believe your voice no longer has a place in the world? Songs Of A Coward Poems Of Exile is Perumal Murugan’s haunting poetic response to the time he was forced into silence. After being hounded by political and religious outrage over one of his novels, Murugan declared his own literary death. But this book proves that a true writer never really disappears — they transform.

Written during his self-imposed exile from fiction, these poems are raw, vulnerable, and profoundly human. They’re not about grand metaphors or elaborate form — they’re about survival, pain, identity, and quiet resistance. Each line is a pulse — a heartbeat that kept Murugan going when the world tried to quiet him. The poems are spare but powerful, often capturing entire lifetimes in just a few words.

This collection reveals a different side of the author: not the novelist constructing stories, but the man, stripped of safety, pouring out his grief and defiance through verse. There’s sadness here, but also clarity. The poems speak of loneliness, but they are also acts of reclaiming space — emotional, intellectual, and artistic.

For readers who appreciate poetry with political weight and emotional intensity, Songs Of A Coward is unforgettable. It’s a testament to why art matters, especially in moments of fear and repression. It’s also a reminder that literature can fight back — gently, but firmly.

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