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Years Spent: Exploring Poetry in Adventure, Life and Love Paperback – December 27, 2021

by Lalit Kumar (Author)
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A journey of 10,000 miles

Across India and USA,

A few milestones of

Success, failure and hope.

Countless moments of

Adventure, passion and desires.

Encapsulated in this book –

‘Years Spent: Exploring Poetry in Adventure, Life and Love’

About the Author

Lalit Kumar likes to write both poetry and prose around the themes of adventure, exploration and everything in between. His innate sense of curiosity for life’s myriad experiences has taken him skydiving, rock climbing, skiing, motorcycling, horse riding, water rafting, scuba diving and participating in the Triathlon events.

His articles and poetry have been published in U.S. based India Currents magazine, The Financial Express and multiple online forums. He is an IIT (ISM Dhanbad) & IIM graduate and works in a business development role in the Technology sector. Currently, he resides in San Francisco Bay Area, USA. He can be reached on Medium – https://lalitk06.medium.com/ or Instagram, @lalitk06.
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  1. Print length
    136 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    December 27, 2021
  4. Dimensions
    5 x 0.34 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1684946263
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1684946266
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Notion Press (December 27, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1684946263
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684946266
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.34 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Lalit Kumar writes a regular column in 'India Currents magazine' sharing his passion for adventure and travel. His innate sense of curiosity for life’s myriad experiences has taken him skydiving, rock climbing, skiing, motorcycling, horse riding, water rafting, scuba diving and participating in Triathlon events. His latest book, ‘Yosemite of My Heart, Poems of Adventure in California’ was released at San Francisco Writers Conference mid-Feb 2024 to much acclaim. His first book 'Years Spent: Exploring Poetry in Adventure, Life and Love' was among top three Selects in Poetry genre featured in ‘Indie Spotlight’ by Publishers Weekly. His poems have also been published in various anthologies including 'Everything Intensely, San Francisco Writers Conference 2022' and 'Poetry of Diaspora in Silicon Valley'. He lives in San Francisco Bay Area, California working in the Technology sector.

He has read poetry and spoken on author panels at the Cupertino poet laureate events, the San Francisco writers’ conference, San Jose Art and Mosaic America festival, Iowa Writers festival, San Jose Poetry circle, Mesa Book festival ‘23 and more.

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Nice collection of poems, touching a chord with all the emotions that most people feel. I especially liked the poems At Munnar, Time for self, At the cross roads and many others . A must read book for poetry lovers.
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Maypal
5.0 out of 5 stars Years Spent : A great example of creative expression.
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022
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In the digital world attention is shrinking and focus is altering, 140 – character communication on twitter has taken over. In today’s world, when poetry as a medium of expression is losing its importance, Lalit has utilized it to share his feelings with the readers and inspire them. Year’s Spent reflects life events. Recurring use of figures of speech, such as metaphors, similes, personification help readers identify with the author and conveys his true emotions. It is a good read for all ages, as everyone can relate to the underlying context of these poems. The book is a great example of creative expression.
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Naysa
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022
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Years Spent is a compelling book of poems! On a journey to discovering adventures of life, this outstanding piece expresses authentic emotions described with words and verses that speak to me in every way. It’s divided into five segments, Life and Exploration, Freedom and Adventure, Pain and Loss, Success and Achievement, and Love and Passion. Each one of these segments exquisitely portrays the aspects of life. This beautifully written book is not only inspiring but also influential! I highly recommend this to everyone who needs a reminder of the beauty and importance of life!
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Vinita
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing poetry book
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022
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Nice collection of poems, touching a chord with all the emotions that most people feel. I especially liked the poems At Munnar, Time for self, At the cross roads and many others . A must read book for poetry lovers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing poetry book
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022
Nice collection of poems, touching a chord with all the emotions that most people feel. I especially liked the poems At Munnar, Time for self, At the cross roads and many others . A must read book for poetry lovers.
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Siddharth Sugathan
5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022
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Sublime and from the heart, a nostalgic trip down the alleys of memory as I share a lot of the same journeys as the author, but keep a thesaurus handy 🙂
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful poetry!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022
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Loved the author's poetry, especially how the book spans multiple aspects of life spanning career, adventure, love, fitness etc., Great job Lalit, keep up the great work!
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Anshu Shrivastava
5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing journey!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2022
What better time to review a poetry book than poetry month? The poems were a cerebral treat to conclude a spent day with poems from “Years spent”. “There is part of me in my things around” “I grew up but my things did not”(Belongings). “Niggling Fear or raging fire, whom should I choose” (Fear or Fire) The central theme of the book screams “liberation”. The book is divided into sections and my favorite was Pain and Loss” be it “Semblance of Sanity”, “Bright and Dark”(Liked the juxtaposition of contrasts), or “I am Free”, Found some interesting usage of words in poems like “SNAFU” (Abyss of time), “helter-skelter” etc. The poet takes you on a journey with him, and it is a good and refreshing one!
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MTG
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes you feel nostalgic
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022
I thoroughly enjoyed each and every poem in this book, “Years Spent”. The author depicts his way with words and his breadth of experiences that’s beautifully captured in the book. Some of the poems that made me recall my own life journey and reflect through are ‘Roots’, ‘You Matter’ and ‘A nudge of Memory’ ..highly recommended book for everyone and esp. for Indian diaspora.
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Love Goyal
5.0 out of 5 stars Very relatable and enjoyable collection of touching poetry
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022
The book really captures the very many colors I highly value and seek to experience in my own life. The poems would be relatable to anyone who is at all excited by a sense of self-exploration and adventure in life. They're full of motivation to seek more than what society expects from you. Seek not things, but new experiences. As life is really not much more than all the unique and personal experiences you collect over time.
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Vidur Sahdev
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Journey
Reviewed in India on January 11, 2022
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A wonderful, heartfelt and relatable poetic journey into the writer's world. The collection of poems is aptly divided into five sections which highlight different aspects of life and the inspirations drawn from there. A great read for all poetry lovers!
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Pratyush
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt portrayal of the author's journey
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2022
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Written mostly in first person narrative, 'Years Spent:..' is a heartfelt, often nostalgic, sometimes poignant collection of poems by the author who does not want to sleepwalk through life! Lalit seems alive to each and every experience, determined to make this one life count. While in 'Span of these seconds' there is realization of the slipping time shrouding the present into a distant past, in 'My words', he experiences transcendental solitude flying on the wings of his imagination. Lalit seems alive to a higher calling questioning 'if there is one true calling', while at the same time very aware of the insignificance of his existence in 'You matter'. 'Absorbing the intellectual vitality of being alive' while sipping coffee on shores far far away from his roots, Lalit evokes various emotions - ambition, longing, love, loss in the reader that an immigrant in a land far way will immediately relate to. In this heartfelt collection, Lalit does leave you wondering if in the bigger scheme of things, 'does the journey itself take a meaning larger than the destination'? Very well written and highly recommended!
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Sumith
4.0 out of 5 stars This is not just a poetry novel, it's the depiction of life itself.
Reviewed in India on March 24, 2022
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Poetry is the very essence of life. It's the fleeting thought which floats from one realm to another, between fiction & reality. It's also the reflection of our very orderly existence. This reminds me of a saying,
'Don't just exist,
learn to live your life.
Don't forget to count the stars
while looking at the moon.'
All this is possible with the help of poems.

So why is poetry so important? One can understand this from the quote by Robin Williams from a very popular movie' Dead Poets Society'.
"We read & writer poetry because we're members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering are noble pursuits necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love - these are what we stay alive for..."
Thus, it is very essential inorder to sustain what we can happiness (bliss) for a perpetual state of time.

The poet explores his inner emotions in tandem with reader's minds. It helps introspect one's true calling. This book helps readers to connect with their lives while filling them with new thoughts, ideas & inspirations. The most remarkable thing about this short poetry book is the language used here. It's so deep, well written & full of rich vocabulary which touches the chord the moment we set our eyes in them. The alignment is perfect, even the presentation is aptly balanced. In addition to these, there are plenty of images/illustrations added at several segments/sections/parts of the book which looks appealing & appropriate to the eyes of the reader.

The only drawback being it lacks the essenctial coordination between each poem throughout the entire book. While some of the poems are enriched with much superiority whereas others pale in comparison to the contrast presented here. Also, I wish there were suitable rhyming schemes added to make them more beautiful.
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Manu
5.0 out of 5 stars sincere voice..
Reviewed in India on January 15, 2022
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a sincere and relatable voice.. you can sense the atmosphere and mood.. I recommend.
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D.M.
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice collection of poetry
Reviewed in India on January 26, 2022
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As a reader stories touch by heart but it is poetry which will always be in my heart forever.

As I have written poetries for the dear one's the essence of writing and expressing the emotions hits way more differently.

Lalit has beautifully written the poetries in "years spent" where he has explained adventure, life and love.

Desires and obsessions poetries touched my heart.

The poet sums up the true life events throughout like pain , emotions and the beautiful life gifted.
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