Love Poems from a Frangipani Garden by Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe (English) Paper

Description: Love Poems from a Frangipani Garden by Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe In Love Poems from a Frangipani Garden the sensuous imagery and courageous protest are at the service of a moral mind. Although a lover may betray and the flowers of the garden be scattered, the poet attempts to - perhaps does - find deliverance in kindness, the end of illusion, and the recovery of love in song. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The sensuous imagery and courageous protest are at the service of a moral mind. In this new collection, the poets concerns have been altered by that other one / who may turn out lover or scorching sun. But a romantic meeting is not the books entire theme. True, the bodys / sinuous trail of / rising desire runs through the book, with its garden in the city, like water. The poet asks what will be left of all this experience, in the end? Seeking to answer that she imagines migrant refugees in the Mediterranean and villagers after a tsunami, memorialises her father in his life crossing the river into which she is scattering his ashes, narrates the lifelong actions of a simple villager drawing water from a well, visits the caves of Buddhas or gods; and although There are places that will / Never be known to us / The deepest recesses / That well refuse to enter, although a lover may betray and the flowers of the garden are scattered, the poet attempts to - perhaps does - find deliverance in kindness, the end of illusion, and the recovery of love in song. Leslie Bell, Mica Press. Review Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghes previous book Theres an Island in the Bone was published in 2011 and the poems in it were received with enthusiasm: Kai Easton of SOAS, University of London, called it "an elegant and moving collection of poems that celebrate - and boldly interrogate - ideas of home, belonging and the intricacy of relationships with family and place" while in Sri Lanka, the press acclaimed it: The Island s headline was a fine blend of medium and meaning, and the Sri Lankan Sunday Times published a column of praise under the header Its nature, life, all rolled into the moon. Long Description The sensuous imagery and courageous protest are at the service of a moral mind. In this new collection, the poets concerns have been altered by that other one / who may turn out lover or scorching sun. But a romantic meeting is not the books entire theme. True, the bodys / sinuous trail of / rising desire runs through the book, with its garden in the city, like water. The poet asks what will be left of all this experience, in the end? Seeking to answer that she imagines migrant refugees in the Mediterranean and villagers after a tsunami, memorialises her father in his life crossing the river into which she is scattering his ashes, narrates the lifelong actions of a simple villager drawing water from a well, visits the caves of Buddhas or gods; and although There are places that will / Never be known to us / The deepest recesses / That well refuse to enter, although a lover may betray and the flowers of the garden are scattered, the poet attempts to - perhaps does - find deliverance in kindness, the end of illusion, and the recovery of love in song. Leslie Bell, Mica Press. Review Quote Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghes previous book Theres an Island in the Bone was published in 2011 and the poems in it were received with enthusiasm: Kai Easton of SOAS, University of London, called it "an elegant and moving collection of poems that celebrate - and boldly interrogate - ideas of home, belonging and the intricacy of relationships with family and place" while in Sri Lanka, the press acclaimed it: The Island s headline was a fine blend of medium and meaning, and the Sri Lankan Sunday Times published a column of praise under the header Its nature, life, all rolled into the moon. Details ISBN1869848233 Author Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe Pages 48 Publisher Mica Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 1869848233 ISBN-13 9781869848231 Publication Date 2018-11-16 Language English Format Paperback UK Release Date 2018-11-16 Imprint Mica Press Place of Publication Colchester Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2018-11-16 NZ Release Date 2018-11-16 DEWEY 821.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131008419;

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