India, Feb. 28 -- Poetry has the power to illuminate the unseen, to vocalise the unspoken and to stir the soul in ways that prose often fails to. Mukul Kumar's Catharsis is a collection of 62 poems, each a reflection of deeply personal emotions, social realities and philosophical musings. From the Epiphany to Beggar to the evocative Confession of an Artist, this anthology invites readers into a world where pain, love, loss and self-reflection merge.

Originally published in an earlier form, Catharsis finds itself in a renewed avatar, propelled by the success of Kumar's previous poetry collection, Rhythm of the Ruins. It is rare for a poetry book to get a second life, but the poet's belief that this work has yet to meet its true destiny is...