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Book Description  
These poems, written by 18th-century poet Ramprasad Sen, traverse a spectrum of vibrant to shadowy moods, singing primarily to the renowned Hindu goddesses Kali and Tara - guardians of the cycles of birth and death. Ramprasad's poetry aimed at achieving a direct, passionate relationship with the Divine, a revolt against Brahmin orthodoxy of the times. This book is a reprint of the title by the same name, published in 1982 by Great Eastern Book Company, Boulder, Colorado, an imprint of Shambhala Publications. Original ISBN: 0-87773-761-4 

About the Author  
Ramprasad Sen's poems traverse the spectrum of human experience, from vibrant joy to shadowy moods, from the sorrow of an abandoned child to the intoxicated hilarity of a man drunk with Kali's love, to the high calm of a worshiper tasting release. At once powerful and gentle, brash and subtle, these poems speak to the modern reader with ageless passion.