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Lantana Strangling Ixora
by Sasenarine Persaud |
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Poetry
ISBN: 9781894770729
$17.95 $14.36
Paperback
78 pages
Publication Date:
September 2011 |
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Lantana Strangling Ixora—September
2011
This collection is as much about love and people in and out of
relationships as it is about origins and the process of estrangement. The
lantana is a flower of South American origin, and the ixora of Asian
origin. The lantana, a creeper that grows profusely, often engulfing other
plants, provides a ready metaphor for the consciousness of the Americas
overcoming that of India in the Americas—the mainstreaming and
divesting of yoga from its Indian origins being the most visible
manifestation. This collection ranges widely in its geographical and
historical concerns, from Canada to Guyana to India and places in
between, exploring the contradictions in our lives: familial influences,
terrorism, literature, politics, race, and the power of language and
representation. As always in Persaud’s work, love is ever present. This is a
collection that displays mastery over nuances of language, and is at once
quirky and humorous as it continues an engagement with the theme of“place as muse.”
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Praise for In a Boston Night:
"Each poem, held on the tongue, tastes true—he’s one of those rare poets who gets the recipe of humanness exactly right."—Canadian Literature
"Poetry timeless in nature in its discussions of sensuality, love, and mourning . . . his poetry is in fact refreshingly sensual and realistic . . ."—News India Times
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Sasenarine Persaud is an essayist, novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He is the
author of ten books: seven poetry collections, two novels, and a book of short stories.
His latest book, In a Boston Night, was published by TSAR in 2008. He was born in
Guyana and has lived for several years in Canada. He has served as a vice-president
and chair of the membership committee of the League of Canadian Poets, on the
Board of Directors of the Scarborough Arts Council (Toronto), and on juries for the
Toronto Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Council. He presently resides in Tampa,
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