Seam
The poems in this captivating collection weave beauty with violence, the personal with the historic as they recount the harrowing experiences of the two hundred thousand female victims of rape and torture at the hands of the Pakistani army during the 1971 Liberation War As the child of Bangladeshi immigrants, the poet in turn explores her own losses, as well as the complexities of bearing witness to the atrocities these war heroines endured.Throughout the volume, the narrator endeavors to bridge generational and cultural gaps even as the victims recount the horror of grief and personal loss As we read, we discover the profound yet fragile seam that unites the fields, rivers, and prisons of the 1971 war with the poet s modern day hotel, or the tragic death of a loved one with the holocaust of a nation.Moving from West Texas to Dubai, from Virginia to remote villages in Bangladesh and back again, the narrator calls on the legacies of Willa Cather, C sar Vallejo, Tomas Transtr mer, and Paul Celan to give voice to the voiceless Fierce yet loving, devastating and magical at once, Seam is a testament to the lingering potency of memory and the bravery of a nation s victims Winner, Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award, 2014 Winner, Binghamton University Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award, 2015 Free Download [ Seam ] Author [ Tarfia Faizullah ] – kino-fada.fr They tossed me river me you want the splayed heartof another s hand clasping yours, to knowif cruelty exists, or if it is only love s threadbaredesperation river me river me me In 1971, the Bangladesh Liberation War occurred after Pakistani military committed war crimes against Bengali nationalist that wished to leave the then, East Pakistan It was a horrendous time for people living in the area, thousands of innocents died, millions were internally displaced, millions fled to India, studentsThey tossed me river me you want the splayed heartof another s hand clasping yours, to knowif cruelty exists, or if it is only love s threadbaredesperation river me river me me In 1971, the Bangladesh Liberation War occurred after Pakistani military committed war crimes against Bengali nationalist that wished to leave the then, East Pakistan It was a horrendous time for people living in the area, thousands of innocents died, millions were internally displaced, millions fled to India, students were murdered, protesters silenced, people felt the aftermath of genocide, mass deportation, and genocidal rape This collection is about the survivors of the rape committed by the Pakistani militias and army, across religious and racial barriers This is also about her loss, dead friends and classmates This was a sordid time, but it is important that we learn a...Faizullah s poems about the birangona Bangladeshi women raped by Pakistani soldiers during the 1971 Liberation War for the independence of Bangaldesh are as urgent as they are beautiful The collection is organized around Faizullah s trip to Bangaldesh to interview the birangona, a choice that gives the collection the dramatic tension of a narrative and presents the interviews poems as the dark heart of Faizullah s journey The poems are also written like palimpsests over the subtext of Fa Faizullah s poems about the birangona Bangladeshi women raped by Pakistani soldiers during the 1971 Liberation War for the independence of Bangaldesh are as urgent as they are beautiful The collection is organized around Faizullah s...Tarfia came to SLCC for an event I heard her give a talk about researching and writing the poems in this collection This collection has a strong narrative arc Unlike many other collections I ve read, I pretty much sat down and read the whole thing cover to cover The collection is quite compelling as it is about the systematic rape of women during war She interviewed women and many of the poems are structured like interviews.The collection is quite compelling, both on the level of the line, Tarfia came to SLCC for an event I heard her give a talk about researching and writing the poems ...I will be revisiting this book again soon I bought it after seeing the author at a reading where she discussed her upcoming book I knew I needed to read Seam.I was blown away by her use of imagery, and the connections between the different definitions of seam She shows us how things that are definitively not fabric are nonethelesslike fabric than I suspected She pulls in the images of long, flowing saris, and the various textures that she encounters She also focuses on the role of bo I will be revisiting this book again soon I bought it after seeing the author...It feels wrong to rate a book with disturbing subject like mass rape, but I read this book in one setting and what impressed me was the softness of the women, described so plainly in water and waiting and daughters and sister...I am not a poetry person However, I decided to expand my reading This is the first actual book of poetry that I have read in about five years I liked it, I did not love it, some poems were haunting and sad, some I did not understand, but overall I am glad that I took the time to read them Her poetry is written for the people specifically the women of East Pakistan the Bengali civilians In 1971 West Pakistan launched a military operation this resulted in the succession of East Pak...I would give this book a sixth star.How do I love as much as I say I do1971On March 26, 1971, West Pakistan launched a military operation in East Pakistan against Bengali civilians, students, intelligentsia, and armed personnel who were demanding separation of the East from the West The war resulted in secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh According to Bangladeshi sources, two hundred thousand women were raped, and over 3 million people were killed.Interview with a BirangonaAll I knew was underground bodies piled on bodies 1971On March 26, 1971, West Pakistan launched a military operation in East Pakistan against Bengali civilians, students, intelligentsia, and armed personnel who were demanding separation of the East ...Devastating A must read.
- English
- 19 May 2017 Tarfia Faizullah
- Paperback
- 80 pages
- 0809333252
- Tarfia Faizullah
- Seam