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On elephant's shoulders

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With themes of longing, transition, and memory, On Elephant's Shoulders explores the poet's South Indian heritage relocated to New Zealand and tries to unlayer the complexity of the migrant experience. For Sudha, this has meant experiencing the riches of a new culture and a new landscape... Read More
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On elephant's shoulders

Debut collection from Wellington poet and dancer, originally from South India. Rao writes about the Asian and migrant experience in Aotearoa. She performs with Meow Gurrrls and participated in the International Bengaluru Poetry Festival 2019.

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With themes of longing, transition, and memory, On Elephant's Shoulders explores the poet's South Indian heritage relocated to New Zealand and tries to unlayer the complexity of the migrant experience.

For Sudha, this has meant experiencing the riches of a new culture and a new landscape while managing the realities of marginalisation. And ultimately, a transformation into a person of the Pacific, still grounded in her family and her Hindu beliefs.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781988595580

Publisher: The Cuba Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 July 2022

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: The Cuba Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 82

About the Author

Originally from South India, Sudha Rao migrated to Dunedin with her parents and trained in classical South Indian dance. She moved to Wellington to establish Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ). Sudha's poems have appeared in literary journals and anthologies in New Zealand and overseas, including Ko Aotearoa Tātou | We Are New Zealand and Best New Zealand Poems. Sudha was a participant in the International Bengaluru Poetry Festival 2019 and performs in Wellington with Meow Gurrrls.

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