blackbirds don't mate with starlings

Name: blackbirds don't mate with starlings
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SKU: 9780702265723
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By Janaka Malwatta

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Blackbirds Don't Mate with Starlings by Janaka Malwatta explores the cultural tensions and unexpected connections within a multicultural community. The narrative weaves through personal stories and encounters, highlighting the challenges and beauty of diverse experiences. It's an insightful exploration of identity and belonging, framed through the interactions of characters from varied backgrounds.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring multicultural perspectives, as it delves into the complexities of identity, belonging, and cultural intersections. The poetry offers a vivid exploration of life's diverse tapestry, heightening your appreciation for the nuances of human experience within contemporary society.

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From Sri Lankan-Australian poet Janaka Malwatta comes a superb collection that directs its imagining towards a just future for the next generation.

This is a work of activism, fury, and hope. Its urgent and purposeful poems contribute to the dismantling of racism, raging against its machinery. It combines performance poetry with poetries of witness and memory, recounting personal experiences of racism as well as historic injustices.

The coherence of this collection arises from the incandescent rage that burns from the first poem to the last. Yet there is a measure of compassion here, a compassion that is able to recognise contradiction and complexity without passing judgement.

Ultimately, this superb collection directs its imagining towards a just future for the next generation.

Blackbirds Don't Mate with Starlings by Janaka Malwatta is a testament to the power of poetry to inspire change and foster understanding.

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The book is praised for its beautiful and powerful examination of race, racism, and colonial history. It offers a razor-sharp, resonant collection of poems that engage deeply with themes of empire and intergenerational narratives, earning admiration for its direct and mind-realigning impact on readers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702265723

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 August 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 156g

Pages: 152

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Arts & Culture Janaka Malwatta Non-Fiction Penguin Books Poetry

About the Author

Janaka Malwatta was born in Kandy, the hill capital of Sri Lanka, grew up in London, and moved to Brisbane in 2010. He writes poems about his experiences as an immigrant in two continents. He also writes narrative poetry, often exploring Sri Lankan stories. He has performed poetry in Brisbane, including at the Queensland Poetry Festival, and has been published in Cordite Poetry Review, Rabbit Poetry and in Peril magazine. He was the Sri Lankan voice on the ESPNCricinfo.com blog The Cordon. He is one half of the poetry and tabla collective Dubla. blackbirds don't mate with starlings is his first full-length collection of poetry.