Dimapur, Nov. 7 (EMN): ‘Loneliness is an Orange’ is a collection of poems. An assistant professor, Emisenla Jamir, released her poetry collection, on November 6 at Kohima College, in Kohima. The book was released by Dr. Watijungshi Jamir, principal of Kohima College, a note from the institution informed on Nov. 7. The book is published by Barkweaver Publications, and Illustrated by Limatula Longkumer. The book is a collection of fifty poems.
Emisenla is from Kohima. She is currently an assistant professor of English at the college. A short story she wrote called ‘Deliberate Delirum’ was published in an anthology of short stories called Raconteurs from the Hills (PenThrill). She also co-authored a collection of poetry ‘Woven Words’ (Heritage), by the college’s dept. of English.
The updates quoted Emisenla as having said in her speech that she started writing poetry quite late, and that she was more of a reader than a writer. But then she realised that it was about time she put her thoughts to paper.
“It has long been a dream of mine to publish a book of poetry. I wrote this book of poetry for myself, my other selves and for others,” the college quoted her.
In his brief speech, Dr. Watijungshi was quoted as having said that the National Assessment and Accreditation Council emphasises on quality education emphasising on research and publications. , The publication will not only boost the poet’s API but also the college’s, the press release stated.
“It was an honour for Barkweaver to publish such high quality material,” the press release also quoted a publisher, Dr. Michael Heneise of Barkweaver. He lauded Emisenla for her achievement and for “touching so many lives with her work, particularly the lives of young people who may have struggles of different forms.”
