Achieve Dancing EarthAn Anthology Of Poetry From North-East India Fabricated By Robin S. Ngangom Paper Copy

this gem in Arundhathi Subramaniam's essay:


Arundhathi Subramaniam explores the notion of 'Indianness' in poetry the problems implicit in that term and the many ways of being Indian that the contemporary poetry scene exemplifies.


sitelink goethe. de/ins/in/lp/prj/pt, . . The quality in poetry is difficult to assess, What I interpret it as might be very different from what someone else does, That being said, I feel reading poetry makes me write poetry atleastbetter, if not more, This book, one that I purchased recently, is a collection of poetry from different parts of North East India, It's difficult to edit an anthology, so if the book also has to collect translations of these from their respective regional languages, the effort is something else, I enjoyed most of the poems in this book, and could relate with some and understand others, There are some that didn't quite interest me, But if translations can have such an effect, I think the original poetry must have been something else, on a whole different level,for this.

at my blog: sitelink me/pJyhi The poets of NorthEast India, though belonging to diverse spaces, cultures, languages and religions, share a common bond, It is a sensibility defined by a deep

connection with the land the overarching presence of nature in their lives the predominance of myths and tribal folklore and the search for an identity.
All this informs their poetry and gives it a unique flavour, Much of the distinctiveness of their work is also the consequence of contemporary events, often marked by violence, Like its title poem, "The Dancing Earth", the anthology too, is a celebration of this life, in all its unpredictable variety, richness and contradictions,

Dancing Earth brings together the best known poets of the region, cutting across languages and time periods, Redolent of native imagery and forceful yet lyrical cadences, this anthology weaves together a remarkable variety of themes, capturing the myriad nuances of the NorthEast, .