Pirani, Ayaz
Kabir's Jacket Has a Thousand Pockets
- ISBN 13:
- 9781988449692
- author:
- Pirani, Ayaz
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 18.5 x 12.2 x 0.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Poetry, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Kabir's Jacket Has a Thousand Pockets is a collection of poems that explore the complexities of identity and belonging. Drawing on traditional sources such as Kabir's Bijak, Ghalib, and oral granth and ginan traditions, Ayaz Pirani crafts a unique voice that navigates postcolonial loss and cultural heritage.
The poems in this book are not about grand narratives or heroic quests, but rather about the quiet moments of connection and disconnection that shape our lives. With wry humor and salty gratitude, Pirani describes a warm estrangement from the world around him, finding solace in the beauty of everyday experience.
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