Cyclones from silence

Cyclones have been common in Dash's native Odisha and they frequent his book as well

A year back, literary agent Kanishka Gupta, in an article for Scroll.in, identified five independent publishers of poetry, which also included Manu Dash, founder of Dhauli Books. “As mainstream publishers get more stringent with their lists, independent presses have stepped in to fill the gap and to give opportunities to up and coming poets,” wrote Gupta. Dhauli Books and The Dhauli Literary Trust, which recognises the best poetry collection in any language each with the Jayadeva Poetry award, have indeed stepped into the void left by bigger publishers. A cursory glance through their webpage shows publications of several new and