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Dr George Kaliaden

The agony of making a resurrected self.
It is not easy. PoetPsy.

This thematic introduction bridges the "Pros" of a youth at IIT Bombay with the clinical and literary insights of my later career. It is designed to frame a public reading or a preface for a new edition of my work.
​Thematic Introduction: From Disillusionment to Dialogue
​The Bridge Between 1973 and 2016
​"In 1973, within the rigorous intellectual environment of IIT Bombay, 'Pros' was born as a stark post-mortem of Romanticism. It didn't just win a state award; it captured a specific cultural 'shiver'—the moment when the 'blue flowers' of our youthful ideals were crushed by the 'scornful wink' of reality.
​As we revisit this poem through the lens of my 2016 collection, "Healing with Words," I can discover a fascinating evolution. In 1973, I wrote of the 'co**se of an old song' and a woman 'muted by faked freedom.' These were images of terminal silence. Yet, looking back from the perspective of a psychologist and writer, those 'stigmas of time-honored flaws' are no longer just wounds—they are the data points of our resilience.
​The 'logic of the bed' and the 'magic of the flesh' that seemed so at odds in my early twenties have, over decades, merged into a deeper understanding of human attachment. Where the young poet saw a 'bleeding night,' the older author sees a 'womb'—a place where, through the intentional use of language, we can finally begin to name our chains and, in naming them, find the key to unlock them.
​Tonight, we don't just read a poem from 1973; we witness the beginning of a lifelong conversation between pain and its cure."
​A Comparative Perspective: Imagery and Context
It is in a way turns out as a summary of ​the transition from the "wounded" imagery of the 70s to the "restorative" imagery of 2016.
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#poetrytherapy #clinicalpsychology #iitbombay #mentalhealthdubai #healingwithwords #teenagerdynamic #georgekaliaden | Dr George Kaliaden ​From the "Logic of the Bed" to the Magic of the Developing Mind: A 50-Year Journey. ​In 1974, as a Research Assistant at IIT Bombay, I wrote a poem titled "Pros." It was a raw, analytical look at the "logic" of intimacy and the "faked freedom" we often trap ourselves in. That year, it won the M...