My second poetry book "Symphony of Heart Songs" is published through Blurb.com and is now available at the Blurb.com website. It is all about musings of my day to day life along with some of my paintings reflecting the process of life in general.

Review of the book Land of the Dancing Deer

Land of the Dancing Deer by Jamuna Devi Advani Lulu, 2010. ISBN 978-0-557-72584-7. Reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner Posted on 04/01/2012 Poetry (click on book cover or title to buy from amazon.com) Jamuna Devi Advani has created a beautiful family history in poetry. Land of the Dancing Deer begins with reflections about her memories and beliefs and continues with stories of her life's journey. Throughout the book she includes beautiful watercolors and photos of those who were important to her. Her life began in the Imphal valley in North East India and continued in New Delhi at the College of Nursing. She was married for 36 years and when her husband could no longer hold on to life, she moved to the West to be near her daughter. It was a big adjustment but she was persistent and learned to live with loss. Advani writes of precious moments spent with her grandmother, the love-filled advice she received from her. Losing her grandmother was one of her great losses, so great she says, that in dealing with the death of her grandmother it was as if part of her ceased to live. Stepping on the stones of joys and sorrows The family's tree spread wide and tall, Buried in my loneliness I wonder. Looking at the mirror, The reflections I see now. My secret self exposed: I am the one who was within me. Advani writes about her fear of writing and says, "Each one of us has something to tell—one unique story deep inside—buried between courage and fear." I suggest reading Land of the Dancing Deer for ideas on how to fulfill your own destiny and start writing your story. Jamuna Devi Advani graduated in Nursing from Delhi University in 1958. She moved to the U.S. late in life and has never lost interest in all her varied hobbies. She has published articles and poems in the Story Circle Journal. She is currently working on her memoir. Authors/Publicists: For promotion purposes, you may quote excerpts of up to 200 words from our reviews, with a link to the page on which the review is posted. ©Copyright to the review is held by the writer (review posting date appears on the review page). If you wish to reprint the full review, you may do so ONLY with her written permission, and with a link to http://www.storycirclebookreviews.org. Contact our Book Review Editor (bookreviews at storycirclebookreviews.org) with your request and she will forward it to the appropriate person. StoryCircleBookReviews.org has received a copy of this book for review from the author, publisher, or publicist.

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The Dancing Deer of Manipur known as Sangai found at the edge of Loktak lake at the Keibul Lamjau National Park.