A Silent Serenade
These poems speak lucidly about the beauty of nature that is awe-inspiring. Its beauty is everywhere-it is mesmerizing and spellbinding. The poet requests the reader to not only see the Grand tapestry of Nature but also “feel it” as an integral part of ourselves.
We need to stop a while and look around us, as we see the slow transition of the seasons, leaving behind their enchanting trail. Nature is whimsical. It speaks a language that we need to decipher.
ISBN 9780986719950 (Print)
Published 2025
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Vanishing into the Blue
Kamal Parmar wields her soft satin words with the velvet sword of compassion and understanding in “Vanishing Into The Blue”, her 3rd book of poetry. There is a quiet eloquence to the poetry within these pages. She gently places words on paper to paint images on the canvas of our mind and Kamal’s vivid expressionism opens the doors of imagination to microcosmic and macrocosmic universes. This wonderful, soothing collection of poems is salve for the mind and sooth for the soul. Candice James, Poet Laureate Emerita, City of New Westminster, BC and author of ‘Behind the One-Way Mirror”.
ISBN 9781774032930 (print)
ISBN 9781774032947 (ebook)
Published 2020
Price $20
Silver Bow Publishing
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Scattered Snowdrops
Contemplative, restorative and transcendent – Nanaimo’s Poet Laureate dazzles again in this walk through the wilderness of consciousness. With a unique array of health tips, humour and insight, Scattered Snowdrops offers a full heartbeat of alignment. Parmar’s goal to deliver “an innate sense of being ‘in sync’ with Life,” is stellarly achieved in this enticing collection. From Nelson Mandela to Maya Angelou, from Aristotle to George Bernard Shaw, from the famous to the anonymous, nuances of peace and permission wash through the pages, while photos of tulips, roses, misted autumn leaves, snowy mountains and stars affirm the wisdom of appreciation and presence. A call to blossom and breathe and a gorgeous addition to your coffee table. Cynthia Sharp,poet and photographer with a master’s degree in fine arts, author of Ordinary Light
ISBN 978-0-9867199-3-6 (Print)
Published 2023
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Letters To A Son and A Daughter
These letters are informal and conversational as tools for personal growth of children,youth and young adults, to become responsible and well-balanced community citizens. These practical precepts of Life are a must-read for everyone to forge ahead in Life and succeed in what one wishes to achieve.
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Just Passing By
In this contemplative poetry book, Nanaimo’s poet laureate asks readers to “stay awhile and just look around.”
Just Passing By, Kamal Parmar’s sixth poetry collection, was released on Oct. 13. 2022, “takes the reader on roads often not taken” through an appreciation of nature.
“It’s been a process because, as the title depicts, I am a nature lover and a nature poet … Whenever I go out for a walk or a hike, I try to see the beauty of nature in my way,” the author said. “Each one of us is a poet in one’s way – in the way we look at the world and the way we look within ourselves. And humanity, I feel, has an innate connection with nature – it coordinates our lives in so many different ways … Poetry is intimately linked with nature – unravelling subtle mysteries and majestic beauty.”
In her book, as the title suggests, Kamal intends to ask readers to slow down, since “we always find ourselves in a hurry. Life has become such a big chaotic mess with technology thrown in and all these climate changes … We need to tune into ourselves,” she said. “Stand, stop, and just feel and listen to the sounds of nature … It connects with our inner stillness … and, of course, nature heals.”
She mentioned that the title of the book was also influenced, in part, by Robert Frost’s poem Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening.
Published 2022
ISBN 9781774032411 (PRINT)
ISBN 9781774032428 (e-book)
Price: $20 dollars CAD
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Fleeting Shadows
This slim poetry book has poems that are simple but poised, enough for a deeper level of meaning to surface, making the reader ponder awhile. Wisdom and naivete’, twinned with nostalgia, are juxtaposed to add to the complexity of thought and feelings that swell this volume, so full of meaning.
This book is a journey to self-discovery.
ISBN 978-0-9867199-0-5
Published: 2010
Price $15 dollars
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In The Rising Mist
Kamal has crafted verses of beauty, life and childhood memories of India. Her verse speaks of her acute observation, sensuousness and an innate sense of being, ‘in sync’ with nature. The book aptly titled, In the Rising Mist, highlights her rendition of seasonal changes as well as touches upon the finer nuances of life in India. A powerful read.
ISBN: 9781460232026 (Paperback),
ISBN: 978-1-4602-3203-3 (Ebook)
Price: $20 CAD
Published: 2013
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What Does The Winds Say
This book is about the progression of Life, its frailty and on the other hand, its strength in bonding with an Infinite Power that binds us all. The poems subtly hint at how past, present and future are just milestones in our long and winding journey. Life is but a fleeting shadow, leaving telltale marks of its existence behind.The poems speak passionately with a clear resounding voice and at times, agonisingly about the limitations of mortal life and the longing to transcend its true meaning and beat the odds.
Burnaby Writers Society Interview
ISBN: 978-0-9867199-2-9 (Paperback),
Price: $20 CAD
Published: 2021
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Still Waters
About aging, Alzheimer’s and the effects on the family. Dedicated to all those who travelled the winding road of life’s journey and along the way, got lost; To all those who cannot find the missing pieces of the Puzzle; -To all those who say-‘Please remember the real me, even though I cannot remember you.
ISBN 9781774031247 (print)
ISBN 9781774031254 (ebook)
Published 2020
Price $20
Silver Bow Publishing
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On Wings of Time
With vivid imagery and a heightened sense of observation, Kamal has crafted verses that reflect the subtle beauty as Nature transitions from one season to the other. Created by words that are simple, yet poised, her poems allow a deeper level of meaning to surface, leaving the reader to ponder awhile. Wisdom and naivete’ twinned with fulfilment and hope are juxtaposed to add to the complexity of thought and feelings that swell this volume so full of meaning.
Ebook
ISBN: 9781926495286 (Paperback),
ISBN: 978-1926495286 (Ebook)
Price: $20 CAD
Published: 2013, Beret Days Press, The Ontario Poetry Society
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