Father

“In this collection of poems, Abhilash Fraizer revisits some central figures of the Bible, walking through the corridors of the Bible with a contemporary torch and bathing them in present color.”


—Capistan Lopez, managing editor, Jeevanadam Weekly News Magazine





“Gospel narratives of encounter with the Galilean and other images from the Bible assemble in a dance of words in rhyme and rhythm with nuances of meaning and reflective depth. And then the images and characters slowly disappear as the reader begins to see in them his/her own story, standing in naked awareness, intimately feeling the warmth of the Father in the gentle embrace of the earth and the sky. A transformative reading experience.”


—Rajeev J. Michael, OCD, clinical psychologist





“The poetic lines of Abhilash Fraizer are the intimate expressions of his very being. It takes the reader to a self-discovery—a discovery of brokenness but cladded by Father in love. The reader experiences the breeze of eternity, nature, joy, and happiness.”


—Shibu Xavier, OCD, director, Archbishop Attipetty Public School





“I am so happy for and proud of Abhilash Fraizer, one of my gifted disciples, all set to scale new heights of poetic excellence with his new collection of poems, Father. It’s a sheer delight to watch him drawing intuitive parallels between the Bible and the fundamental issues of the contemporary world with his exquisite poetic skills. I wish Fraizer and his book all success.”


—Ignatius Gonsalves, president, Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA)