This vibrant collection presents 145 brief Bengali lyric poems dedicated to the Hindu goddesses Kali and Uma. These poems—many of which are presented here for the first time in English translation—were written from the early eighteenth century up to the contemporary period. They represent the unique Bengali tradition of goddess worship (Saktism) as it developed over this period. Included are forty poems by the most famous of all (Sakta poets, Ramprasad Sen (c.1718–1775) and ten lyrics by the renowned 20th-century poet Kaji Nazrul Islam.