Rajiv Mohabir uses his queer and mixed-caste identities as grace notes to charm alienation into silence. Mohabir’s inheritance of myths, folk tales, and multilingual translations make a palimpsest of histories that bleed into one another. A descendant of indentureship survivors, the poet-narrator creates an allegorical chronicle of dislocations and relocations, linking India, Guyana, Trinidad, New York, Orlando, Toronto, and Honolulu, combining the amplitude of mythology with direct witness and sensual reckoning, all the while seeking joy in testimony.
- ISBN10 1936797968
- ISBN13 9781936797967
- Publish Date 1 May 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tupelo Press, Incorporated
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 84
- Language English