Egrets, While War

By Tishani Doshi

Egrets, While War reflects on aging, mortality, and survival in a world where violence and the beauty of nature coexist.

The poems in Tishani Doshi's Egrets, While War exists in a world of dualities--holding "desire in one hand, suffering in another." Criticisms of war merge with discussions of existential angst and the longing for "what's wild and pulsing." Sharpness, subtle, and grimly honest, these poems lament the loss of humanity, all while relishing the beauty, strength, and innocence of the natural world. Parakeets eat from a fruit tree outside a window. Wildflowers appear in the garden overnight. Mountains look like hands at dusk. Thick with lush and immersive imagery, Doshi's investigations of larger world conflicts are accentuated by her self-reflections and personal experiences. Although at times dark and despairing, Egrets, While War posits hope, resilience, and the earth as answers to our physical, spiritual, and emotional survival.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556597355
• ISBN13: 9781556597350
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
• Length: 104 Pages