Book Review: Ode to Yala: Poems by Rajan Maharjan Published by Nirala Publications (2025) Reviewed by Sumeet Singh As I grabbed Ode to Yala by Rajan Maharjan, a close friend from my high school days, I wondered if I would find myself journeying back to a place once familiar to me or even perhaps somewhere comforting. But instead, it hit me hard. The poems froze me mid-step—stirred up pieces of the past I had forgotten once existed, and made me pause, heavy-hearted, as I relived moments from a life I had walked away from. Reading these poems was like hearing