"The collection title, ‘Journey to the Sleeping Whale,’ represents quests for
wisdom, flights of the imagination and intertwined physical journeys,
particularly one made by the author’s father round the world on a home-
made boat in subconscious protest against environmental destruction and
climate change. Whales appear in various guises throughout the book and
while the ‘sleeping whale’ is metaphorical, it is also the subject of a story
told in 'Under Sail.'"
Jane Robinson on "Under Sail" |
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"How Could I Really Write Grief, Describe It?"
Ilya Kaminsky talks to Victoria Chang about grief, writing and privilege. "On grief, you are so very astute because probably the biggest challenge for me writing this book was to have the work transcend my own grief. That seemed like an impossible task at the time. Could I not only transcribe my grief (if that is even possible), but the bigger question was could I make the reader (who doesn’t know me or care about me or my grief), care, not just care for themselves but care in general, feel something larger?"
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What Sparks Poetry:
Vivek Narayanan on “Ode to Cement”
"Most of all, however, Curt was interested in cement, its powerful malleability. Cement could allow you to fashion new things never before seen on the landscape, or it could just as well slink back to imitate the forms that were already there. I, on the other hand, was not a ready fan of this material. I couldn’t deny that it disgusted me, had always disgusted me, but now especially, when the hum of construction was all-present in Indian cities as to never stop. Cement was simply a mainstay in the air we breathed." |
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