# Our Poets Mentioned in ‘Literature, Critique, and Empire Today’

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/2024/12/16/our-poets-mentioned-in-literature-critique-and-empire-today/
- Published: 2024-12-16T18:51:13+00:00
- Author: us\_basu

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Some of our books published recently have been featured in ‘Literature, Critique,
and Empire Today’.

Here is what the prestigious journal had to say:

“Purabi Bhattacharya’s _Even Birds Go Home_ brings together her experience of being
an outsider in her birthplace, Shillong.”

“Abdul Jamil Urfi, Professor at the University of Delhi, has brought out _Shouting
at the Dead. _The poems reflect a gentle humour and wit that is endearing. The essay,“
My Journey in Poetry Appreciation” (included in the volume), documents the poet’s
exposure to the rich cultural environment of Aligarh, especially the Aligarh Muslim
University, where he studied as an undergraduate student. New poetry collections
by …Mohammad Zahid (_Graffiti of Dreams_) have appeared.”

“Ghazala Shamim Siddiqi’s debut collection _Woman at the Traffic Signal _carries
poems on the multitudinous aspects of life. The world of “Kitti parties/Tombola/
Coffee mugs/Sanitisers” stands in sharp contrast to the real world of the domestic
helpers—“Relegated to distant lands/Some metres away/ So that their Covid/ Doesn’t
disturb/ The quietude of the Covid/of the Coffee People!” The book also includes
a section titled “Translations” that carries English versions of Shamim Hanfi’s 
Urdu ghazals along with other poems.”

“Belfast-based Pallavi Padma-Uday’s debut collection _Orisons in the Dark _has poems
centred on a woman’s place in society. As the poet traverses through two different
continents, she remains acutely conscious of the presence of patriarchy and women’s
position in it—“I have changed countries, continents apart…the fries and salmons
and prawns, all affirm/how some things may never change,/ like men and their love
for food,/ the eagerness of women cooking for them.” Some more talented poets have
made their debut…(including) _In which Language do I Remember You? _by Shruti Sonal(
poems on personal loss).”

“A collection of haibun and haiku by Gauri Gharpure is titled _Song of Sugar_. Some
of the haibun deal with unrequited love with a stranger—“Chirping together,/flying
on different paths,/fading away.””