Where the Piopios Sing

"Tragedy of heart, tranquility of soul."
Where the Piopios Sing is an immersive collection of poems and excerpts from wayward letters and diaries that paints a canvas questioning what is loss - lost love, lost friendships, lost childhood, lost home, lost justice, lost wars, lost freedom, lost innocence, lost aspirations, lost identity, etc. The expressive prose and verses of the book frame the answer to the posed question in the feelings of bittersweet blues. The poetries invoke the imagery of slipping through the grasp of time and take the readers through the landscape of yearning and introspection, stripping the hearts vulnerable and longing for solace.
In this limited frame of reality that will one day cease and perish, the book jumps into an ocean to search for the meaning of life enshrouded in the colors of loss.

Hornbill Harcel was born in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and grew up in Punjab, India. She debuted with the book 'Woebegone Wynds' in 2021. In the wake of her debut book, Hornbill Harcel was felicitated with the Sahityakosh Samman and the Author Awardee Award. The Ukiyoto Literary Awards recognised her as Poet of the Year at the Kolkata Literary Carnival 2024. She was recognised for literary work and contributions on World Book Day and was nominated for the LiFT Award in 2022. She is fond of chasing wild paths, charting new courses, and seeking adventure. When she is not working as a Software Engineer, she is raiding books from shops and libraries, and trudging up hillsides. She wrote her first poem when she was 14 years old and fell in love with writing ever since.