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A cast of 'Indic-heritage poets' meets to perform poems and discuss the future of poetry. indiom engages eclectic, often Rabelaisian styles on subjects as various as the Indian poet Nissim Ezekiel, Shakespearean comedy, Under Milk Wood, The Simpsons and Newcastle United.
Daljit Nagra's mock epic scrutinises the legacies of Empire and issues such as power and status, casteism and colourism, mimicry and mockery. What is Britishness now? How can humour help us survive hardship? The result is a capacious 'talkie'/poem/play of resistance and redress whose ludic structures defy boundaries: a story of intertextual and misplaced identities, gods and miracles, celluloid tragedy and blushing romantic desire amid an awkwardly rolling cricket ball and rioting poodles.
| ISBN: | 9780571372263 |
| Publication date: | 12th September 2024 |
| Author: | Daljit Nagra |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 88 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards) Poetry by individual poets |
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICEA cast of 'Indic-heritage poets' meets to perform poems and discuss the future of poetry. indiom engages eclectic, often Rabelaisian styles on subjects as various as the Indian poet Nissim Ezekiel, Shakespearean comedy, Under Milk Wood, The Simpsons and Newcastle United.Daljit Nagra's mock epic scrutinises the legacies of Empire and issues such as power and status, casteism and colourism, mimicry and mockery. What is Britishness now?
Indiom features in the following genres: Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Poetry by individual poets
Paperback, Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Indiom was written by Daljit Nagra and published by Faber & Faber
Indiom has 88 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.