Kamala Das - The Old Playhouse And Other PoemsOrient Blackswan, 2004 - 60 pages This is an Invaluable book for those who are interested in modern poetry and particularly, modern Indian writing in English. The thrity-one poems in this collection are representative of the best work of Kamala Das. Her theme is physical love; her medium, free verse. Her writing is intensely lyrical--sometimes soft and musical, sometimes with a bitter edge to it. Its unpretentious brilliance is revealed in strong yet subtle imagery, and the natural and autobiographical tone heightens its poignancy. |
Contents
I | 1 |
II | 3 |
III | 11 |
IV | 12 |
V | 13 |
VI | 15 |
VII | 16 |
VIII | 20 |
XVIII | 33 |
XIX | 34 |
XX | 39 |
XXI | 40 |
XXII | 41 |
XXIII | 42 |
XXIV | 43 |
XXV | 44 |
IX | 21 |
X | 23 |
XI | 24 |
XII | 25 |
XIII | 26 |
XIV | 28 |
XV | 29 |
XVI | 30 |
XVII | 32 |
XXVI | 45 |
XXVII | 47 |
XXVIII | 48 |
XXIX | 49 |
XXX | 50 |
XXXI | 51 |
XXXII | 52 |
XXXIII | 54 |
Common terms and phrases
April sun arms beneath Bereft of body bleary blessed Blue Bird body My soul bones Bougainvillae breasts burning Calcutta child Click-click Cocooned cold dance dark darling dead death beginning door dreams drink dying Erato Erato eyes face feel flesh Footlights forgive freedom girl glass grandmother grow hair happy high tide hunger hurt KAMALA KAMALA DAS keep the right knocking lamp Laughter lesbian limbs lonely look lost Loud Posters lust Malabar marine drive marriage mind mother mouth move Nani night Old Playhouse oldest blood Opinion pain pale-green pond peace perhaps a high Pram rafters creaking rain remember richest jewel right distance roar sea Is wild shrine shrubs silent sing skin sleep smell of rot smile snakes Snobs summer swim talk tell thought told tree turned veins verandah vortex wail walk walls watch wild This morning wind womb yellow