A Journal of Australian & International Cultural Reviews, News and Criticism.
The words that come to mind when reading this collection and afterwards are rhythm, music and movement. The book, as Jaydeep himself states in the introduction is thematically based around ‘Kolkata; the city, its heritage, history, people and landscape’
The multiple meanings of the title of Sarah’s beautiful collection introduces us to how playful and clever with language this book is, and also how every poem has multiple strands and potential interpretations.
Domesticity is a key theme and value of Emilie Collyer’s poetry. Likewise, questioning – how do I navigate this body? This world? Gender politics? Public vs private? The cartography of intimate vs domestic, feminist vs patriarchal, blended family vs barren landscape, choice vs coercion.