Meena Alexander was een internationaal geprezen dichteres, wetenschapper en schrijfster wier werk culturele grenzen overschreed. Haar schrijven, gevormd door ervaringen in India, Soedan en New York, duikt in thema's als identiteit, migratie en interculturele expressie. Alexander verweefde meesterlijk persoonlijke ervaringen met diepgaand literair inzicht, waardoor een onderscheidende stem ontstond die wereldwijd resoneerde bij lezers. Haar literaire nalatenschap leeft voort in haar dichtbundels, literaire memoires en essays, die tot nadenken stemmen en een frisse kijk bieden op de complexiteit van het menselijk bestaan.
With their intense lyricism, Meena Alexander's poems convey the fragmented experience of the traveller, for whom home is both nowhere and everywhere. The landscapes she evokes hold echoes of otherness. Place becomes a palimpsest, composed of layer upon layer of memory, dream, and desire.
The narrative delves into the journey of a prominent poet grappling with her identity and place in America. It highlights her reflections on the diverse cultures within the country and how these influences shape the experiences and expressions of poets. Through her struggles, the book explores the intersection of personal and cultural identity in the realm of poetry, offering insights into the challenges and richness of the poetic craft in a multicultural landscape.
Indian Love Poems is a unique gathering of poems from across more than two and a half millennia that attempts to catalog the disordered ecstasies of love, ranging from the Kama Sutra and earlier works up to present-day India and the poets of the Indian diaspora.
In this evocative memoir, now a foundational text in postcolonial studies, an acclaimed Indian poet explores writing, memory, and place in a post-9/11 world.
Rückkehr nach Hyderabad - bk899; Droemer Knaur; Meena Alexander; pocket_book; 1993