Satchidanandan is an ace observer of human race, its traits and traditions, culture and history. His pen moves from the impressionistic to the surrealistic, from the revolutionary to the existential with admirable ease. Translated from Malayalam by the poet himself, While I Write is something to cherish for all poetry lovers. It is also HarperCollins's tribute to the legend that Satchi - as the world fondly calls him - already is.