Jeet Thayil edits anthology of Indian poetry in English
New Delhi Mar 22 PTI Poet-novelist Jeet Thayil has edited an extensive selection of works of 94 Indian poets that include several lost uncollected or out-of-print poemsThe Penguin Book of Indian Poets will be released April 18 under Penguin Random Houses Hamish Hamilton imprintThe anthology seeks to return the forgotten figures of Indian poetry to the centre where they belongThayil compiled the work of 94 poets for this anthology the oldest born in 1924 and the youngest in 2001With the aim of giving readers a deeper understanding of a vast and fluid poetic tradition this collection brings together writers from across the world a wealth of voices that present an expansive encompassing idea of what makes an Indian poet a Penguin statement saidThayil began work on the first version of this anthology in 2003This final version 20 years in the making has a latitude and breadth that makes it essential reading I think of it as a history of India a lost or overlooked history of ideas passion politics and autobiography he saysThe book includes lost uncollected or out-of-print poems by major poets essays that place entire bodies of work into their precise cultural contexts and a collection of classic black-and-white portraits by Madhu KapparathThese images taken over a period of 30 years form an archive of historical scope They also offer the viewer unparalleled intimacy and access to the lives of some of Indias greatest poetsCommenting on the book Aparna Kumar editor at Penguin Random House India says It is an exquisite collection of both canonical and newer names in the Indian poetry landscape This anthology provides a profound understanding of poetry its vastness and vitality According to Meru Gokhale publisher at Penguin Press curating a poetry anthology of English-language poets in India is a massive undertaking one that Thayil has toiled over for two decadesThe result is a definitive work and I have no doubt that this landmark anthology will find a home on the shelves and in the hearts of every single poetry lover in this country she says PTI ZMN BK BK
New Delhi Mar 22 PTI Poet-novelist Jeet Thayil has edited an extensive selection of works of 94 Indian poets that include several lost uncollected or out-of-print poemsThe Penguin Book of Indian Poets will be released April 18 under Penguin Random Houses Hamish Hamilton imprintThe anthology seeks to return the forgotten figures of Indian poetry to the centre where they belongThayil compiled the work of 94 poets for this anthology the oldest born in 1924 and the youngest in 2001With the aim of giving readers a deeper understanding of a vast and fluid poetic tradition this collection brings together writers from across the world a wealth of voices that present an expansive encompassing idea of what makes an Indian poet a Penguin statement saidThayil began work on the first version of this anthology in 2003This final version 20 years in the making has a latitude and breadth that makes it essential reading I think of it as a history of India a lost or overlooked history of ideas passion politics and autobiography he saysThe book includes lost uncollected or out-of-print poems by major poets essays that place entire bodies of work into their precise cultural contexts and a collection of classic black-and-white portraits by Madhu KapparathThese images taken over a period of 30 years form an archive of historical scope They also offer the viewer unparalleled intimacy and access to the lives of some of Indias greatest poetsCommenting on the book Aparna Kumar editor at Penguin Random House India says It is an exquisite collection of both canonical and newer names in the Indian poetry landscape This anthology provides a profound understanding of poetry its vastness and vitality According to Meru Gokhale publisher at Penguin Press curating a poetry anthology of English-language poets in India is a massive undertaking one that Thayil has toiled over for two decadesThe result is a definitive work and I have no doubt that this landmark anthology will find a home on the shelves and in the hearts of every single poetry lover in this country she says PTI ZMN BK BK
