The poem flits between places/faces, the concept of the reciprocal nature of "nazr" in the sub-continent discussed by Philip Lutgendorf, between John Keats and Sukanta Bhattacharya, Romantic poets who succumbed prematurely to tuberculosis, and the pervasive presence of imperialism that turns the Bass Rock at North Berwick into evidence of colonial history, how it impacts passport privilege, and of course, language.
Adrija Ghosh on "tonight I feel like my last lover" |
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"Acclaimed Author bell hooks Dies at 69"
"bell hooks, a Hopkinsville native who went on to an international career as a hugely influential author, critic, feminist and public intellectual, died on Dec. 15 at her home in Berea. She was 69. She had been ill and was surrounded by friends and family when she passed, according to a press release from her niece, Ebony Motley."
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What Sparks Poetry:
A Short List of Books Ilya Kaminsky Loved in 2021
"Jerzy Ficowski is perhaps best known for saving Bruno Schulz's legacy for us. The fact that he is also a great Polish poet in his own right is relatively unknown in the US. But Everything I Don't Know changes that. Jennifer Grotz and Piotr Sommer's translations are a masterwork of clarity and precision." |
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