For readers who want to delve into the depths of the chasmic wishing well that is the experience of love-be it for a lover, a parent or even themselves-Insolence and Other Poems is just the book for you. This is a collection truly from the heart. From fond nostalgia looking back on a childhood long past to an adulthood not yet claimed but impending; from striking contemplations of the very human awareness of living within one's mortal body to a ravenous love not unlike a hunger for juicy mangoes, there is a poem for everyone here-to masterfully guide readers on a meandering quest to find themselves hidden somewhere between the delicate pages. Arya Shukla attempts to mirror in the reflections of her experiences, a picture of the reader's own, and that is what makes this collection special.