Illusions: A Collection of Poetry

Illusions: A Collection of Poetry is the debut verse collection of Geetanjali Mukherjee, exploring the psychological and emotional terrain of young adulthood through a series of spare, contemplative poems. Written during her undergraduate and postgraduate years, the collection draws on personal experiences of depression, displacement, and self-examination to interrogate the illusions - both internal and societal - that shape how we understand ourselves and others.
Ranging from intimate lyric meditations to broader reflections on history and human nature, the poems move between darkness and lucidity, tracing the difficult path from self-deception toward clarity. Mukherjee writes with quiet precision about grief, longing, identity, and the transformative potential of language itself. Illusions is a collection for readers who believe that naming the darkness is the first step toward finding the light.