la ▁road ▁is ▁per cept ive ▁enough ▁to ▁know ▁the ▁pass ers - by . ▁He [ the ▁begg ar ] ▁as ▁the ▁narr ator , ▁is ▁quite ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁far ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁path etic , ▁st inking ▁presence .” ▁C iting ▁some ▁r het or ical ▁questions , ▁Kir pal ▁Singh ▁op ines : ▁“ Is ▁Ran chan ’ s ▁poetry ▁derivative ▁or ▁id ios ync rat ically ▁original ? ▁Does ▁it ▁belong ▁to ▁any ▁tradition ?” ▁Besides ▁these , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁subsequent ▁criticism ▁and ▁inter views : ▁ ▁Special ▁issue ▁on ▁the ▁poetry ▁of ▁Som ▁Ran chan , ▁Ken ▁( Aut umn ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁V ed ▁Sh arma , ▁” Re presentation ▁of ▁Self ▁in ▁Ran chan ’ s ▁ ▁Po etry ” ▁A . K . ▁S riv ast ava , ▁“ Icon ography ▁of ▁Exper ience : ▁Po etry ▁of ▁Som ▁P . ▁Ran chan .” ▁Kir pal ▁Singh ,” ▁Som ▁P . ▁Ran chan : ▁The ▁Po et ▁of ▁E ros .” ▁Kir pal ▁Singh , ▁Som ▁P . ▁Ran chan : ▁A ▁Po et ▁of ▁Many ▁Vo ices ▁An il ▁Wilson ,” The ▁Po etry ▁of ▁Som ▁P . ▁Ran chan : ▁An ▁Over view ” ▁Ran j it ▁S . ▁S ra ,” ▁Som ▁P . ▁Ran chan ’ s ▁ ▁Lex ical ▁J our ney ▁to ▁the ▁Spirit ” ▁Jan esh ▁Kap oor ,” Rel ations hips : ▁A ▁Note ▁on ▁Ran chan ’ s