Memories Moments and Milestones: An Anthology

By Sarada Panicker

Our mother, Sarada, has been writing poetry for decades. Sometimes at her desk, sometimes while stuck in a traffic jam, pretty much anywhere inspiration strikes. So, there was a lot of material to choose from. This book represents some of this writing. Left out are pieces that are either too personal or obscure in their references and context to make sense to anyone other than the person or persons they were written for or about. However, some of the writing while deeply personal, reflecting moments of pain, poignancy and joy in her life, still carry emotions that are universally experienced. We've left these in for this very reason. As we read, shortlisted and compiled her output for this collection, we wondered if our mother may have had a different career...with different life experiences... had she chosen a different path in life. Perhaps that of a writer. Yet the path she chose - that of the Teacher - brought her rich experiences from Malaya (as it was then known) to the United Kingdom and eventually Singapore. She had an illustrious teaching career. Old school. Strict. It served her well, and more importantly, it served generations of students. That she has a gift for the written word is clear. It made her a remarkable teacher of the English Language.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543751571
• ISBN13: 9781543751574
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 8.5"