Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods Contributor(s): Doshi, Tishani (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556595506 ISBN-13: 9781556595509 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Middle Eastern - Poetry | Women Authors |
Dewey: 821.92 |
LCCN: 2018005991 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.45 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Tishani Doshi . . . offer s] an eloquent dissection of the body--its attributes, metaphors, deficiencies and contradictions--all delivered in chromatic, richly textured lines, in which the assured manipulation of rhythm and internal rhyme produces poems of remarkable balance and grace." --The Guardian "Tishani Doshi combines artistic elegance with a visceral power to create a breathtaking panorama of danger, memory, beauty and the strange geographies of happiness." --John Burnside In her third collection of poetry, Tishani Doshi addresses violence against women by giving bodies abused and silenced bodies a chance to speak at last. Of and for the women that live on, she writes with bold reverence for that which thrives despite the odds--female desire, the aging body, the power of refusal. Doshi reminds us that poetry, at its root, is song--in praise and lament, hopeful and ebbing--calling out for truth and redemption. From "Fear Management" . . . Up ahead, a row of fishermen. Legs like pins, tomb-sized chests, leaning back on their heels to haul. Say they are making noises at you. A sideways kind of sound designed to entice a small, brainless creature into a corner before smashing it underfoot . . . Tishani Doshi was born in Madras, India. She is an award-winning poet, journalist, essayist, and novelist, whose work has been translated into five languages. Doshi is also a professional dancer with the Chandralekha Troupe. She lives in Tamil Nadu, India, with her husband and three dogs. |