Frothy Illusions

About the Book

Frothy Illusions, by Jacob Isaac, is not merely a book of poems; it is a sustained meditation on the fragility of our certainties and the invisible architecture of the illusions that sustain human experience. Each poem, in its thematic and stylistic Singularity, participates in a shared inquiry the tension between the ephemeral and the enduring, between appearance and substance, between the froth of immediacy and the silent depth of the real. Throughout the volume, the texts converse with one another as variations on a single philosophical motif. Some poems explore the historical and social dimensions of our collective beliefs; others venture into the intimacy of the subject—into memory, love, loss, and hope; still others assume an almost metaphysical gaze upon time, identity, and meaning. Yet in all of them, a common question persists: what truly remains when the froth dissolves? Across its fifty-three movements-from "I am the Carnival" to "Conditioning of Fantasy"-Dr: Jacob Isaac constructs a cognitive landscape.

About the Author

Jacob Isaac is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed English poet. Born in Mavelikara, Kerala (India), he is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Good Shepherd Education Project and Good Shepherd Model High School in Marble Hall, South Africa. Although he is an entrepreneur and CEO of a business enterprise and an educator, his passion for portraying the powerful feelings and thoughts through poetry supersedes all his other interests. By using imagery and metaphors, he creates meaning and beauty in the feelings and thoughts and in the inexplicable, enigmatic and existential situations. By using rhythm and language, he communicates psychological perspectives from the hidden and invisible world of human consciousness through his poetic expressions. His distinctive poetics and persona create a unique style for his poetry, which evoked much attention from many corners of the world. Isaac’s widely recognised book of poetry, Sense of Enigma (published in 2012), was translated into the Spanish language and published in America in 2015 with the Spanish title Sense of Enigma: Sentido de enigma by Luis Alberto Ambroggio, the famous scholar and writer of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. The Sense of Enigma is currently being translated into Hebrew, Romanian, French, Uzbek, and Hindi. His seminal poetic work, Sense of Enigma, has received numerous international, national, and state-level awards for excellence in poetry. A few of the highly acclaimed awards Isaac received are as follows: Excellence in Poetry Award (2011), awarded by the United Poets Laureate International at the 22nd World Congress of Poets, Larissa, Greece. Sahithya Ratna Award of 2013, awarded by the Inter-Continental Cultural Association, Chandigarh, India. Michael Madhusudan Award of 2013, Calcutta, India. Best Poet of the World Award (2013), awarded in commemoration of the Uzbek Language Founder, Sultan of Ghazad, Uzbekistan. Ambassador of Peace Through Poetry and Education in South Africa, awarded by the Third Universal Congress of Hispanic-American Poetry (CUPHI 111), Los Angeles, USA. Honourable English Poet Award (2014), awarded by the World Academy of Arts and Culture (WAAC) at the 34th World Congress of Poets (WCP), Peru, South America. Poetry Prize for Excellence (2014) by the 23rd World Congress of Poets, Osaka, Japan. Isaac was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (DLit). In recognition of his literary contributions by the World Academy of Arts and Culture (recognised by UNESCO) at the 34th World Congress of Poets held in Peru from 10 to 14 November 2014. Dr Maurus Young, President of the World Academy of Arts and Culture and the World Congress of Poets, said that the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature was conferred on him not only for his significant literary contributions, but also for promoting ‘the sacred movement of world brotherhood and peace through poetry’. John Abraham Award 2014. Mystic Kalinga Literary Award of 2017, Bhubaneswar, India. Award for Excellence in Poetry (2017), Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, India. Prestigious A Ayyapan Award 2022. Ilango Adigal Award, 43rd World Congress Of Poets 2024. Golden Leaf Award from Argentina. Kumusons Excellence in Poetry Award Suggestions-Hebrew. He received the most prestigious Award of the Royal European Academy of Doctors, Barcelona. Hebrew translation of Suggestion-Komusons Excellence in Poetry. UPLI Thailand 25th World Congress of Poets—Excellence in Poetry Award, Bangkok. AKHYARA Literature Festival 2026, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Isaac’s second book of poetry titled Suggestion was published in 2015 along with a compilation of the poems of Dr Ernesto Kahan, the famous poet, medical professor and scientist from Israel. Dr Susana Roberts, Vice Director of IFLAC Latin America His book, co-authored with Dr Babu Cherian, titled Jnananikshepam Patavum Patanavum (the English translation of this book title is The Roots of Modern Journalism in Kerala), won the Thayatt Award of 2003, which is a prestigious state-level award for a Malayalam language non-fiction book. This is currently a prescribed book for undergraduate students in Mahatma Gandhi University. In addition to his hectic schedule and responsibilities as the CEO of a major educational enterprise, he is also actively involved in Kerala’s literary culture and movement. He serves as the managing editor of the Malayalam Research Journal in Kottayam, Kerala. For his overall literary contributions, he was awarded the prestigious 2017 Mystic Kalinga Literary Award offered for eminent Indian writers in Bhubaneswar, India. His world-renowned poetry collection, Time Shield, has received a lot of attention which is published by Partridge in 2019. Jacob Isaac is celebrating his latest poetry collection, Frothy Illusions, which will be published in June 2026. As the founder and the CEO of the prestigious Good Shepherd Model High School in Marble Hall, South Africa, he has taken a leading role in providing a better education for the black community who fell behind due to the historically debilitating social effects of the now-defunct apartheid, which created an unequal system of education. Jacob Isaac holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English from Bhopal University and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in English Language and Literature from Sri Venkateswara University. Prior to his successes as an entrepreneur in South Africa, he was an English educator in Maseru, Lesotho, and South Africa.