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'The poems of Malathi Maithri, Salma, Kutti Revathi and Sukirtharani so enraged the Establishment in Tamil Nadu, it was even suggested that the poets be burned alive... [Their] poems raise the banner of bold rebellion as they explore the marginalized world of women.'- Paul Zacharia
In 2003, a group of men and women, setting themselves up as guardians of Tamil culture, objected publicly to the language of a new generation of women poets - particularly in the work of Malathi Maithri, Salma, Kutti Revathi and Sukirtharani - charging the women with obscenity and immodesty.
More than a decade later, a deep divide still persists in the way readers and critics perceive women poets. Tamil women poets have been categorized as 'bad girls' and 'good girls'. The traditional values prescribed for the 'good' Tamil woman are fearfulness, propriety and modesty. Our poets have chosen, instead, the opposite virtues - fearlessness, outspokenness and a ceaseless questioning of prescribed rules. This anthology celebrates the poetry of the four poets through Lakshmi Holmstrom's English translation.
'The poems of Malathi Maithri, Salma, Kutti Revathi and Sukirtharani so enraged the Establishment in Tamil Nadu, it was even suggested that the poets be burned alive... [Their] poems raise the banner of bold rebellion as they explore the marginalized world of women.'-Paul Zacharia
In 2003, a group of men and women, setting themselves up as guardians of Tamil culture, objected publicly to the language of a new generation of women poets - particularly in the work of Malathi Maithri, Salma, Kutti Revathi and Sukirtharani - charging the women with obscenity and immodesty.
More than a decade later, a deep divide still persists in the way readers and critics perceive women poets. Tamil women poets have been categorized as 'bad girls' and 'good girls'. The traditional values prescribed for the 'good' Tamil woman are fearfulness, propriety and modesty. Our poets have chosen, instead, the opposite virtues - fearlessness, outspokenness and a ceaseless questioning of prescribed rules. This anthology celebrates the poetry of the four poets through Lakshmi Holmstroms' English translation.
Malathi Maithri
Malathi's poetry and fiction have been published since 1988. She has published four collections of poetry to date: Sankarabarani (20
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Prowling Cat - Malathi Maithri
MALATHI MAITHRI, SALMA, KUTTI REVATHI,
SUKIRTHARANI
Translated by LAKSHMI HOLMSTRÖM
Prowling Cat
Selected Poems
abcTable of Contents
MALATHI MAITHRI
Tiger
Empress of Words
Language Change
SALMA
Getting Used to the Sea
Chariot of Darkness
KUTTI REVATHI
Light Is a Prowling Cat
I Have Invited This Summer for You
SUKIRTHARANI
A Faint Smell of Meat
A Time for Birdsong
The Last Kiss
About the Authors and Translator
Copyright
MALATHI MAITHRI
Tiger
The tiger sat for a long time
beside the telephone in my house.
When it rose and began to stalk
the day had darkened.
It blew its warm breath into my ears
as I tried to sleep.
When I