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Deconstructing poetry from around the world in a simple conversational style. Each episode is less than ten minutes (or thereabouts) - Find words here that calm, resonate, move or heal. Published every Wednesday and Saturday night. Hosted by Ravneet Bawa, from Mumbai - caught between the sea and all time.
#60: A Jewish Indian poet on Farewells and Weddings
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4 years ago
#60: A Jewish Indian poet on Farewells and Weddings
I read two poems by Nissim Ezekiel this week titled - "Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T. S." and "Jewish Wedding in Bombay". Nissim is an iconic Indian poet, most active in the decades right after India's Independence. I find his poems delightful, raw postcards from a time in Bombay that I haven't seen and know little of. In his work, he often used 'Indian English', a term that raises as many heckles as it amuses. I am in the amused camp. Please listen :)
I read the poems from the All Poetry website -
https://allpoetry.com/Jewish-Wedding-in-Bombay
https://allpoetry.com/poem/14330576-Goodbye-Party-For-Miss-Pushpa-T.S.-by-Nissim-Ezekiel
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Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or from books I possess. The commentary is all my own.
Ellipsis
Deconstructing poetry from around the world in a simple conversational style. Each episode is less than ten minutes (or thereabouts) - Find words here that calm, resonate, move or heal. Published every Wednesday and Saturday night. Hosted by Ravneet Bawa, from Mumbai - caught between the sea and all time.
