Arts
Get a taste of Megan’s Poison Apple
View(s):The British Council is hosting a book launch and reading of Megan Dakshini’s first-ever book of poetry titled Poison Apple on Wednesday, August 29 at the Orion City British Council library from 5 p.m. onwards.
With an unapologetic belief in magic, madness and Santa Claus, and a slightly unhealthy obsession with coffee and the moon, Megan is a creative individual who toys with a few pet expressive avenues like writing, acting, singing, yoga and art direction and design for advertising. Her often dark and gritty short verse found its home on Instagram and has now made it into a debut collection published by Unsolicited Press, USA. Poison Apple will be read by the author and make its official debut with the British Council library at Orion City.
Love, lust, longing and loss, captured vividly through short bursts of poetry, prose and quotes – Poison Apple is a journey through the tumultuous courtship of soul mates who were never meant to be. The collection is sectioned into four parts that take the reader through the ‘befores’, ‘durings’ and afters’ of a wildly passionate relationship, likened to taking a bite of the forbidden fruit. The writing is simple and short, yet painfully emotive and explores how men and women view each other, approaching their thoughts, desires and passions differently.
The dark and gritty writing style seems appropriate, given that after that initial bite from the ‘Poison Apple’, the way that men and women viewed each other changed forever: full of lust and desire above all. Each poem touches on a slightly different aspect of human desire or pain and pays attention to even the smallest of feelings, magnifying them and creating images in our minds that are darkly vivid.