Postcards from memory

‘Postcards from memory’ is an anthology of poems written by Samir Satam, a technocrat. The book is his debut effort and is divided into ten sections-
1. Idle morning
2. Temptations
3. Love Life and a little Nostalgia
4. Ramblings
5. A point of view
6. Stolen moments
7. Lost moments
8. Longing
9. One for the road
10. Flirting with death each embracing different shades of memory from the past.
Themes
The themes of Postcards from Memory are Life, Love, Death, Longing, Freedom. Some of the poems are written to convey what is felt in little moments that are normally not appreciated or lived enough in a fast paced life.
Reception
Postcards From Memory was #1 on the Amazon Bestseller Poetry list for weeks after its release.
Postcards From Memory has been widely praised by numerous reviewers, bloggers. Critics express admiration for the way simple thoughts have been expressed creatively and in an abstractly profound way.
Shweta Kesari of Madhyapradesh.johntext.de rates the book 4.5 out of 5 stars and calls it "...a mood swinging book for all poetry lovers" She further calls it "A book that sends you many enjoyable postcards from poet's witty mind."
Biswanath Banerjee and Jayashree Roy of Eokhardahreview.wordpress.com note "It is hard to be simple and it is harder to express simple thought in simple way... It is like a little letter from the writer to the reader-unexplained and conveying the idea to the reader." The reviewers Biswanath Banerjee and Jayashree Roy conclude "This lovely poetry book has the capacity to touch the minds."
Suyash Karangutkar in his blog "Suyash's Corner" rates the book 3.5 out of 5 stars and writes "The poems are lovely and are surly going to entertain readers." He goes on to point out the negatives, "Poems in the initial section were not that captivating as compared to poems in the later section."

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