Ephemeral Echoes: Poems – Twenty Twenty-One Edition

About the Book

Ephemeral Echoes is an extension of Ali’s passion for poetry: a manifestation of his philosophy and intellectualism. The Twenty Twenty-One Edition is a florilegium of his poetic discourses, which are culminations of his reflections on (the schema of) existence as personifications of Sounds, where the essence of existence is Flux i.e. Flowing-Sounds. The poems relate to various facets of the human condition i.e. illusion, self, emotionality, rationality, dichotomy, subjectivity, objectivity, singularity, multiplicity, et cetera. The anthology is an invitation to everyone to embark upon a reflective odyssey.

About the Author

SAAD ALI (b. 1980 C.E. in Okara, Pakistan) is an existential philosopher, poet, and translator. He has been educated and brought up in Pakistan and the UK. He earned his BSc and MSc in Management from the University of Leicester, UK. By profession, Ali is a consultant (marketing, communications, research), educator, and lecturer/trainer/mentor. Ali possesses a broader worldview, which is a result of his experiences gained from having lived in a variety of cultural settings such as Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Australasia. The cogs of his existential machinery are oiled by the muses of arts. He was embraced by the muses of art and poetry in his infancy i.e. at the raw age of 12. The main components of his poetic discourse include: contemplation and satire. Some of his influences include: Vayasa, Homer, Ovid, Saadi, Rumi, Ghalib, Nietzsche, and Tagore—to name a few. Previously, he has authored five books of poetry i.e. Ephemeral Echoes (2018), Metamorphoses: Poetic Discourses (2019), Ekphrases: Book One (2020), PROSE POEMS: Βιβλίο Άλφα (2020), and Owl Of Pines: Śūnyatā (2021). He is a regular contributor to The Ekphrastic Review—a premier journal for ekphrastic verse and prose. His current projects include: translating the poetry of Bulleh Shah (poet-Sufi), Allama Muhammad Iqbal (poet-philosopher), and Faiz Ahmad Faiz (poet-philosopher) from the Punjabi, Urdu, and Farsi (Persian) languages into the English language. He is fond of travelling by train and exploring cities/towns on foot. He takes a great amount of interest in learning different languages. In particular, he appreciates the Persian, Chinese, and Greek cuisines. His favourite sport is putting his gray matter to test at chess. At the end of a long day, he prefers to unwind with classic / psychedelic rock & deep house music. To know more about Ali and his work, please visit his website at https://www.saadalipoetry.com, or his Facebook Author Page at https://www.facebook.com/owlofpines.