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The changing world of contemporary South Asian poetry in English : a collection of critical essays / edited by Mitali P. Wong and M. Yousuf Saeed.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: xvi, 282 pagesISBN:
  • 9781498574075
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 821.9209954 SAE-C(TB)
Contents:
South Asia in the postcolonial era : a socio-political overview / M. Yousuf Saeed -- Time, place, and change : the location of contemporary South Asian poetry in English / Mitali P. Wong -- Taslima Nasrin and Revathi Kutti : activists of the female body / Pramila Venkateswaran -- Finding a home in the world : reading Sanjukta Dasgupta's urban poetry of inclusiveness / Sutapa Chaudhuri -- Outside margins : Sukrita's poetic oeuvre / Prem Kumari Srivastava -- The call to awaken : feminine concerns in selected poems of Jayanta Mahapatra / C.G. Shyamala -- Poetry as witness to terror : life (and death) in the North-East / Sanjeeta Aheibam -- Poetry and cultural politics : a reading of Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih's poetry / Arunima Ray -- Representations of the marginalized in Jaydeep Sarangi's Silent days / Angana Dutta -- Sri Lankan modern Tamil and Sinhala poetry in English : a reflection of societal changes / Sivagowri Sivagurunathan Rajashanthan -- Poetry as a political statement : a study of Jean Arasanayagam's poetry / Nayomi Abayasekera -- Demons in Maki Kureishi's poetry / Ayesha Fatima Barque -- Adrian Akbar Husain's search for truth and identity within dialectics of identity and freedom : a reading of his pre-9/11 poems / Kaukab Roohi Rasool -- Matriarchy and language : Maki Kureishi, Imtiaz Dharker, Moniza Alvi, Hima Raza / Muneeza Shamsie -- Fluidity in words : exploring themes in the poetry of Shadab Zeest Hashmi / Ilona Yusuf -- Interview with Indian poet Sanjukta Dasgupta / Jaydeep Sarangi -- Interview with Australian poet Michelle Cahill / Jaydeep Sarangi -- Interview with Indian poet Jaydeep Sarangi / Rob Harle.
Summary: "This international collection of essays examines contemporary English-language poetry from South Asia. The contributors discuss women's issues, the concerns of marginalized groups--such as the Dalit community and the people of Northeastern India--social changes in Sri Lanka, and the changing society of Pakistan"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

South Asia in the postcolonial era : a socio-political overview / M. Yousuf Saeed -- Time, place, and change : the location of contemporary South Asian poetry in English / Mitali P. Wong -- Taslima Nasrin and Revathi Kutti : activists of the female body / Pramila Venkateswaran -- Finding a home in the world : reading Sanjukta Dasgupta's urban poetry of inclusiveness / Sutapa Chaudhuri -- Outside margins : Sukrita's poetic oeuvre / Prem Kumari Srivastava -- The call to awaken : feminine concerns in selected poems of Jayanta Mahapatra / C.G. Shyamala -- Poetry as witness to terror : life (and death) in the North-East / Sanjeeta Aheibam -- Poetry and cultural politics : a reading of Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih's poetry / Arunima Ray -- Representations of the marginalized in Jaydeep Sarangi's Silent days / Angana Dutta -- Sri Lankan modern Tamil and Sinhala poetry in English : a reflection of societal changes / Sivagowri Sivagurunathan Rajashanthan -- Poetry as a political statement : a study of Jean Arasanayagam's poetry / Nayomi Abayasekera -- Demons in Maki Kureishi's poetry / Ayesha Fatima Barque -- Adrian Akbar Husain's search for truth and identity within dialectics of identity and freedom : a reading of his pre-9/11 poems / Kaukab Roohi Rasool -- Matriarchy and language : Maki Kureishi, Imtiaz Dharker, Moniza Alvi, Hima Raza / Muneeza Shamsie -- Fluidity in words : exploring themes in the poetry of Shadab Zeest Hashmi / Ilona Yusuf -- Interview with Indian poet Sanjukta Dasgupta / Jaydeep Sarangi -- Interview with Australian poet Michelle Cahill / Jaydeep Sarangi -- Interview with Indian poet Jaydeep Sarangi / Rob Harle.

"This international collection of essays examines contemporary English-language poetry from South Asia. The contributors discuss women's issues, the concerns of marginalized groups--such as the Dalit community and the people of Northeastern India--social changes in Sri Lanka, and the changing society of Pakistan"--

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