Dark Pictures of Clinna Nagar : Poems by Samar Sen/ ক্লিন্ন নগরের অন্ধকার ছবি : সমর সেনের কবিতা

Abstract

Samar Sen (1916-1987) is an exceptional artist in the history of Bengali poetry. He is a poet of Marxist literature and civic middleclass life. His opinion on this matter is very simple and frank - 'My barrier was limited to the middleclass, I could not overcome that barrier.

           His support for Marxian philosophy is not expressed in slogans in poetry. In keeping with the personal art truth, he captured the restlessness of morning in poetry. Images of opportunism and middleclass luxury are prominent in his poems.

          In this article we will try to explore and analyze how 'darkness' is repeatedly used in Samar Sen's poetry. At the same time, an attempt will be made to draw an outline of how the darkness depicted by the poet has carried various meanings and symbolic significance.

         Poetry is an art based on words. This word captures the feeling of the poet's deep consciousness and builds a path to unite with the reader's feelings and emotions. The words used in poetry often express the meaning according to the poet's wishes. The poet shakes off the conventional meaning of the word and gives it a different meaning. Just as a poet is more interested in a particular theme or genre, some words are used again and again and become representative of the poet's mood. In Samar Sen's five poems ‘Kayekti Kavita’ (1937), ‘Grahan’ (1940), ‘Nanakatha’ (1942), ‘Kholachithi’ (1943), ‘Tin Purush’ (1944) he explores darkness in the diversity and individuality of artistic creation. One has given another dimension. He has tried to channelize the darkness in favor of the vivacious 'Whale Destroyer'. In Samar Sen's first book of poetry 'Kayekti Kavita', the concept of darkness is captured in a different way.