SUSHANTA KUMAR MAHALIK

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"Sushanta Kumar Mahalik is at present working as Assistant Professor of English at Upendra Nath College, Soro, Odisha, India. His first poetry book named as 'Glowing Words of Heart' was published in the year 2023, ""Open Secrets: A Brook of Romance"" is his second Poetry book brought out in the month of May 2026. He can be regarded as a poet of love, especially for the way he presents love in a realistic, emotional, and often grounded (material) manner. His poetry reflects love not as something distant or purely ideal, but as something deeply connected to everyday life and human experience. His treatment of love is simple yet powerful, making it relatable to common people. He presents love as it exists in real life full of joy, pain, longing, and separation. His poems often show how love survives within ordinary situations. His poetry expresses genuine feelings such as affection, heartbreak, waiting, and memory. The emotions feel natural rather than exaggerated. He uses clear and accessible language, which helps readers easily connect with the theme of love. His poems sometimes connect love with social realities, showing how relationships are influenced by circumstances, responsibilities, and struggles. Like John Keats, he occasionally uses sensory images, but in a more restrained and culturally rooted way. Undoubtedly, he stands out as a poet of love, because he blends emotion with realism, presenting love as both beautiful and challenging. His poetry captures the human side of romance, making it meaningful and relatable rather than purely idealistic."