John Donne: Selected Poems | A Critical Evaluation

Dr. Saroj K. Padhi is a retired Professor of English from Govt. of Odisha. Born in 1962, he has been writing poems in English and Odia since his school days. Till date he has published innumerable poems in most of the leading magazines of the country and abroad. He has published two books of criticism and 13 anthologies of poetry in English namely PEARLS OF DEW, SHATTERED I SING, RHYMING RIPPLES, PETALS IN PRAYER, SILENT SIGHT, MOON MOMENTS, A SLICE OF SILENCE, ELUSIVE SPRING, MONSOON MEMORIES, WHERE BUDS REFUSE TO BLOOM, THE ENDLESS FLUTTER, STARS IN THE COVID SKY and IMPULSE FROM WOODS. His SELECTED POEMS, 2023 is going to be released soon. He has been designated as AMBASSADOR OF PEACE, INDIA BRANCH by World Institute of Peace in 2016. He has received ROCK PEBBLES NATIONAL LITERARY AWARD and the INTERNATIONAL ENCHANTING MUSE AWARD (instituted by PENTASI INDIA WORLD POETRY FESTIVAL) in 2017 and many more awards and felicitations. Literary organization PHILOSOPHIQUE POETICA DE ANAND has conferred “LIFE TIME LOVE AND PEACE AWARD” on him in 2018.