Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry

by Neelanjana Banerjee (Editor), Summi Kaipa (Editor), Pireeni Sundaralingam (Editor)

The first anthology of its kind, Indivisible brings together forty-nine American poets who trace their roots to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Featuring award-winning poets including Meena Alexander, Agha Shahid Ali, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and Vijay Seshadri, here are poets who share a long history of grappling with a multiplicity of languages, cultures, and faiths. The poems gathered here take us from basketball courts to Bollywood, from the Grand Canyon to sugar plantations, and from Hindu-Muslim riots in India to anti-immigrant attacks on the streets of post–9/11 America. Showcasing a diversity of forms, from traditional ghazals and sestinas to free verse, experimental writing, and slam poetry, Indivisible presents 141 poems by authors who are rewriting the cultural and literary landscape of their time and their place. Includes biographies of each poet.

Genres: Poetry, Anthologies

220 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Shiv · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed most of the poems in this book. They were very relatable for me as someone of South Asian descent. It took me back to when I was younger.

[Abigail Licad · Rating 5 out of 5]

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