{"product_id":"everything-begins-elsewhere-9781556594427","title":"Everything Begins Elsewhere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Free of the habitual lyricism of Indian writers, [Doshi's] work is austere and beautiful. Her refreshing muscularity gives her a distinct voice, both as a woman and an Indian.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe London Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A work of a striking, emerging talent, who is prepared to take risks in pursuit of sensual, emotionally engaged and passionate poetry.\"--Judge's citation, Forward Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her second book of poetry--and her American debut--Tishani Doshi returns to the body as a central theme, while extending beyond the corporeal to challenge the more metaphysical borders of space and time. These new poems are powerful meditations born on the joineries of life and death, union and separation, memory and dream, where lovers speak to each other across the centuries and daughters wander into their mothers' childhoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"After the Rains\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the rains\u003cbr\u003ethe temple flowers\u003cbr\u003elie like fallen soldiers--\u003cbr\u003edirtied and bloodied pink.\u003cbr\u003eI want to get down\u003cbr\u003eon bended knee, \u003cbr\u003egather each broken petal\u003cbr\u003eto my chest.\u003cbr\u003eOut there--\u003cbr\u003ewhere the river meets\u003cbr\u003ethe ocean's mouth, \u003cbr\u003eit would be called\u003cbr\u003ethe kiss of life, \u003cbr\u003ea resuscitation.\u003cbr\u003eBut here\u003cbr\u003ewith the world washed clean, \u003cbr\u003eit is nothing but a trampling.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTishani Doshi\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning poet, journalist, and dancer. She has written for newspapers such as the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hindu Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2010), has been translated into several languages. She lives in Chennai (Madras), India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTishani Doshi: Tishani Doshi is an award-winning poet, novelist, journalist, and dancer of Welsh-Gujarati descent. She was born in Madras, India, in 1975. She received her masters in writing from the Johns Hopkins University and worked in London in advertising before returning to India in 2001 to work with the choreographer Chandralekha, with whom she performed on many international stages. She has written for newspapers such as the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, International Herald Tribune, The Hindu Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times.\u003c\/i\u003e Her debut collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eCountries of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e (Aark Arts), won the \u003ci\u003eForeWord\u003c\/i\u003e Prize for Best First Collection. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2010), was longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Hindu Fiction Award, and has been translated into several languages. She lives in Madras.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356336886034,"sku":"9781556594427","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a019a486-82e4-40e7-b66c-dd7de3b1a531.jpg?v=1728309100","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/everything-begins-elsewhere-9781556594427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}