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FOCUS - Contemporary Poetry from Kerala
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The collection of poetry featured here is 'more about the geography of experience rather than the physical topography of the state. Yes, one can smell the chethi flowers or the koovalam, and enjoy the shade of coconut trees, all those cliched features that make Kerala that exotic destination,' says poet Anupama Raju who has edited the section. 'But also be prepared to find experiences, obsessions, countries and cultures meeting in their lines, creating a continent of their own. The poems of this continent have been written both in Malayalam and English and the poets are based anywhere and everywhere.'
Accompanying the poems are delightful modern paintings and sketches of the noted artist of Kerala, Sajitha R Shankar>>>
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