"On the Bank of the Potomac: Jaya Chhangchha’s poem collection "

On the very beginning
Of my days on the earth
there are no words
you can only hear the sound.
It's like a miracle of paradise
Later,
I follow the footstep of my early days.
Now I'm under a diet of words
Please let me be alive.

"On the Bank of the Potomac" poem collection by Nepali poet Jaya Chhangchha was published in 2001. ""On the Bank of the Potomac" is an analytical introduction to the love and hate relationship, country, life, and peace. Jaya Chhangchha, has made arduous efforts to highlight major facets of Nepalese literature. His poems are interesting and beautiful.

He has been continuously writing poetry, of human life. Jaya Chhangchha has based his poetry on the human relationship, love and peace. The poet examines about the person’s life, memory, love and happiness successfully. Several of Chhangchha's poems draw attention to the very simple things of life, joys and sorrow.

His poem in "Outlook" he exposes the love, human relationship and spiritual philosophy. In the next poem "Sensation" Chhangchha has attempted to expose the inner character of human relationship.

Over the decades, Chhangchha indicates the need of spiritual values for human happiness in his poem. Poetry comes to him as a natural flow. In the poem, "Imitation" the poet says about the life.

He has seen his dreams in different dimensions. In the "Soul-mate" , he explains about it. Chhangchha explains the situation of in an pleasant moment through "Kathmandu Blues" and "Prime-Route" "Beautiful world" In the poem, "Happiness", the poet says love is the only way to peace.

Best of his poems include ‘Valentine" Imagination." Some of Literate Jaya Chhangchha's achievements are: Amar Singh Poetry prize 1995, Nepal.
: Sagar Literary Honor 1997, Nepal. Shrasta Prize 1998, India. : Honorable Mention by lliad press 1998, Michigan. : Editor’s Choice Award 1999, Mary Land. : The grand cross of merit, 1986 federal rpublic of Germany. : Janapad sewa padak, 1995, HMG/Nepal.

Edited By: Hom Raj Acharya
Published by : Bharat Banshi Chudal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Price: $ 7. 95, Rs. 125.
Darbarmarg, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kamala Sarup
Virginia, USA

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