‘Will the Centre Hold?’ is an exploration of all that is laughable in both the mundane and the exalted. The poet has jotted down these lines while stumbling through life – while bringing up children, while trying to lose that extra weight, while being splashed with mud on the street. These poems question not only the individual and the collective self but the very gods above. These lighthearted and witty lines embark you on a journey that is both amusing and thought provoking. With such a fine line between our virtues and vices, with such startling disparate moments in our lives – how do we not fall apart? The poems make you think of such things while you smile, chuckle, laugh out loud, and maybe even wipe a tear. Starting from both ends, the poems ultimately lead you to that core question in everyone’s mind – Will the Centre hold?