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    Wild Word: Four Tamil Poets
    Wild Word: Four Tamil Poets
    Wild Word: Four Tamil Poets
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    Wild Word: Four Tamil Poets

    By Lakshmi Holmstrom

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    In 2003, a group of men and women, setting themselves up as guardians of Tamil culture, objected publicly to the language of a new generation of women poets -- particularly in the work of Malathi Maithri, Salma, Kutti Revathi and Sukirtharani -- charging the women with obscenity and immodesty. More than a decade later, a deep divide still persists in the way readers and critics perceive women poets. Tamil women poets have been categorized as 'bad girls' and 'good girls'. The traditional values prescribed for the 'good' Tamil woman are fearfulness, propriety and modesty. Our poets have chosen, instead, the opposite virtues -- fearlessness, outspokenness and a ceaseless questioning of prescribed rules. This anthology celebrates the poetry of the four poets through Lakshmi Holmstrom's English translation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperPerennial
    Release dateMar 5, 2018
    ISBN9789352774920
    Wild Word: Four Tamil Poets
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    Lakshmi Holmstrom

    Malathi Maithri has published four collections of poetry. Salma is a widely recognized in Tamil literary circles, a politician and an activist. Kutti Revathi has published several books of poetry. Sukirtharani has published five books of poetry. Lakshmi Holmstrom has received the Crossword Book Award twice and the Iyal Award from the Tamil Literary Garden, Canada for her translations.

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