Black Candle

by Chitra Divakaruni

Overview

Poetry. Asian American Studies. A revised edition of this popular book of poetry. Chitra Divakaruni evokes the sounds, smells, tastes, sights of South Asian culture. Told in a woman's voice, these poems create a mindscape of a woman's experience, their hold both tenuous and graceful. The world in this book is a necklace of bright pearls that burns the skin, yet is... fastened to the body with a jeweled clasp: the compassion of Divakaruni's fiercely seeing heart -- Jane Hirshfield.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780934971744
Publisher:	CALYX Books
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xiii
	The Room	1
	Nargis' Toilette	2
	Bengal Night	4
	The Robbers' Cave	6
	Gouri Mashima	9
	The Rat Trap	12
	The Arranged Marriage	14
	The Living Goddess Speaks	16
	Mother and Child	19
	Song of the Fisher Wife	21
	My Mother Tells Me a Story	23
	Two Women Outside a Circus, Pushkar	25
	The Quilt	27
	At the Sati Temple, Bikaner	29
	The Brides Come to Yuba City	31
	Yuba City School	33
	All in My Head	36
	I, Manju	38
	Traitor Body	40
	The Garba	43
	Sudha's Story	45
	The Makers of Chili Paste	50
	Sondra	52
	Making Samosas	55
	Burning Bride	57
	In the Hinglaj Desert	61
	Living Underground: Dacca 1971	62
	Family Photo in Black and White	63
	Restroom	65
	The Woman Addresses Her Sleeping Lover	68
	The Rainflies	69
	At Muktinath	72
	My Mother Combs My Hair	75
	Boychild	77
	My Mother at Maui	79
	The Garland	81
	The House	83
	The Gift	85
	Villagers Visiting Jodhpur Enjoy Iced Sweets	87
	Visit	89
	Journey	92
	The Durga Batik	95
	Yoga Lessons	96
	The New City(I)	98
	The New City (II)	99
	The New City (III)	100
	On Opening a Box My Mother Left in My House	101
	Glossary	103