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The Cowherd's Son

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Description

Rajiv Mohabir uses his queer and mixed-caste identities as grace notes to charm alienation into silence. Mohabir's inheritance of myths, folk tales, and multilingual translations make a palimpsest of histories that bleed into one another. A descendant of indentureship survivors, the poet-narrator creates an allegorical chronicle of dislocations and relocations, linking India, Guyana, Trinidad, New York, Orlando, Toronto, and Honolulu, combining the amplitude of mythology with direct witness and sensual reckoning, all the while seeking joy in testimony.

Product Details

PublisherTupelo Press
Publish DateMay 01, 2017
Pages84
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781936797967
Dimensions9.0 X 6.0 X 0.2 inches | 0.3 pounds
BISAC Categories: Poetry, PoetryLGBTQ+

About the Author

Rajiv Mohabir's 2016 book of poems, The Taxidermist's Cut was Winner of the AWP Intro Journal Award and the 2014 Intro Prize in Poetry from Four Way Books. Recipient of a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant, Mohabir has also received fellowships from the Voices of Our Nation's Artist foundation, Kundiman, and the American Institute of Indian Studies language program. He received his MFA in Poetry and Translation from at Queens College, City University of New York, where he was editor-in-chief of Ozone Park Journal. Currently he is pursuing a PhD in English from the University of Hawai'i, where he teaches poetry and composition.

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