Ragas from the Periphery

By Phinder Dulai

A raga is a melodic composition in Indian classical music that imparts certain emotions. Ragas From the Periphery is a collection that uses language as its instrument. Phinder Dulai is first and foremost a South Asian writer, and while issues of identity and cultural immersion are central to his work, they are not all-encompassing. His poems are intimate landscapes in which themes of work, family, and community are always present. Crossing cultures linguistically and metaphorically, Ragas From the Periphery is an impressive debut collection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551520214
• ISBN13: 9781551520216
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Length: 133 Pages