{"product_id":"the-white-shirts-of-summer-9789354476389","title":"The White Shirts of Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A major voice in Indian English literature, and literature from North East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia...[Her] poems are like a race of butterflies bargaining with the night.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Keki Daruwalla\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Dai's poetic world is one of river, forest and mountain, a limpid and lyrical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereflection of the terrain of her home state. Nature here is mysterious, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003everdant with myth, dense with sacred memory. There is magic to be found\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeverywhere...But as you read closer, you [also] sense a more sinister undertow: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis paradisiacal landscape is also one of \"guns and gulls\", punctuated by \"the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efootfall of soldiers\". You also realize that the simplicity of Dai's verse is not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewithout guile. It possesses a gentle persuasive riverine tug that can lead you to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emoments of heart-stopping surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'For all its simplicity, Dai's poetry does not arrive at easy conclusions. There is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eno dishonest sense of anchor here, no blissful pastoral idyll. The poet describes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher people as \"foragers for a destiny\" and her work is pervaded by a deep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunease about erased histories and an uncertain future. And yet, implicit in her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epoetics is the refusal to divorce protest from love. This seems to translate into a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommitment to a poetry of quiet surges and eddies rather than gritty textures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand edges...[and] a tone that is hushed, wondering, thoughtful, reflective. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estrength of this poetry is its unforced beauty and clarity, its ability to steer clear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof easy flamboyance.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Arundhathi Subramaniam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Speaking Tiger Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869473149202,"sku":"9789354476389","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e0f071d0-de78-480d-856c-6bc158f7666b.jpg?v=1737759073","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-white-shirts-of-summer-9789354476389","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}