Samar Sen’s Poetic Vision and the Aesthetics of His Poetry/ সমর সেনের কবিতাভাবনা ও কবিতার নন্দনতত্ত্ব

Abstract

Samar Sen is a distinctive name in modern Bengali poetry, who wrote in the political and social context of the 1940s. His poetic vision was shaped by the despair of the urban middle class, self-reproach, the collapse of romanticism, sexual anguish, and a consciousness rooted in socialism. He believed that poetry is not merely the product of inner inspiration, but rather an artistic expression of social reality. Without a historical perspective, it is impossible to grasp the essence of poetry; and poetry without such a basis becomes a form of intellectual distortion. For him, poetry was a fusion of intellect and emotion, and in his works he represented the decaying middle class.

              His language is abstract, rhythm based on prose, and thought restrained. In Samar Sen’s poetry we find the ugliness of urban life, class-consciousness, political uncertainty, and the disillusionment of romanticism— all expressed with profound artistry. Though influenced by Rabindranath Tagore and T.S. Eliot, his poetic thought remained internalized and progressive. The crises and inner conflicts of the middle class formed the central elements of his poetry, which achieved artistic shape through prose rhythm in a classical poetic language.