tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post7341938319532988162..comments2024-01-19T21:33:09.716+00:00Comments on E Y E W E A R, THE BLOG - FREEDOM MEANS BEING UNAFRAID TO WRITE WHAT YOU THINK: Indian Poetry NowEYEWEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900801847916951522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-54333607899833703392008-12-11T11:06:00.000+00:002008-12-11T11:06:00.000+00:00Offensive is a good word. I was going to get self-...Offensive is a good word. I was going to get self-righteously angry (well, to be fair, I did and I verbalised it too). Thayil's response was a breath of fresh air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-55272007221725380612008-12-10T20:14:00.000+00:002008-12-10T20:14:00.000+00:00I saw Thayil's response this morning (having not c...I saw Thayil's response this morning (having not caught the original review) and was horrified (by his description of the original) and excited (by his account of the book, and of the diversity of contemporary Indian poetry; I also dig Sudeep Sen). It was a great use of the Right to Reply feature, and an excellent mini-essay on all sorts of things (lit.cult. inbreeding and editorial laziness; British academic Orientalism; India as a truly multicultural country; the function of anthologies). I hope Thayil's response draws some much-needed publicity to a thrilling bookPEN Atlashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475698916769985929noreply@blogger.com