Alaka Halder’s poems revolve around the complex interplay between you and I, the two entities she creates to express her poetic being. One may identify with her I, but her you remains shrouded in a cloud of mystery and indeterminacy. A sense of ambivalence and awe that arises from the relentless pursuit of I for fathomless you pervades her poems. While earthly matters, such as, a death in the family, concern about the environment, a long-extinct flower make occasional appearance, Alaka’s poems weave a world of her own that is distant, mysterious and unlike the one she lives in.
Alaka Halder was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She spent a part of her childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, where her first poem appeared in the Poetic Voyages (2001), an anthology of poems by school-going children. Her works have since been published in the literary supplements of national dailies, such as, the Daily Star and the Independent in Bangladesh, and in the Brooklyn Voice (www.broklynvoice.com), an American online literary magazine. Alaka is an Advanced A level student at European Standard School. She enjoys debating, performing arts, reading, and participation in community service activities in her free time.
Alaka Halder’s poems revolve around the complex interplay between you and I, the two entities she creates to express her poetic being. One may identify with her I, but her you remains shrouded in a cloud of mystery and indeterminacy. A sense of ambivalence and awe that arises from the relentless pursuit of I for fathomless you pervades her poems. While earthly matters, such as, a death in the family, concern about the environment, a long-extinct flower make occasional appearance, Alaka’s poems weave a world of her own that is distant, mysterious and unlike the one she lives in.
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