মুখের দিকে দেখি : শহীদুল জহির

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 একই বাক্যে দুটি ভিন্ন সময়ের, ভিন্ন কাহিনি, পাঠের ছন্দপতন না ঘটিয়েই মার্বেলের মতো মসৃনতায় গড়িয়ে নিতে শহীদুল জহিরের জুড়ি মেলা ভার।

হাজার বছরের বাংলায় এতো এতো ভাষার বুলির বিকাশ আর এতো এতো সংস্কৃতির মিশ্রণ কি অনন্য পারঙ্গমতায় উনি ধারণ করলেন!
প্রেম ও রমণকে আর কি কেউ ঠিক এইভাবে নিখাদ করে প্রকাশের দুঃসাহস দেখিয়েছে, এই বাংলার ধরাধামে?




📙মুখের দিকে দেখি
শহীদুল জহির
মাওলা ব্রাদার্স, ২০০৬।

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