{"product_id":"out-of-syllabus-poems-paperback","title":"Out of Syllabus: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSumana Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 'Sumana Roy is one of the most original writers in Indian English today, whose writing easily slides out of the clutches of genres.'--\u003cem\u003eThe Indian Express\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\"Every relationship is a long-distance relationship,\" we read in one of Sumana Roy's intriguing new poems. \u003cem\u003eOut of Syllabus\u003c\/em\u003e brilliantly anatomizes those relationships, viewing them from every disciplinary perspective: chemistry, physics, biology, geography, history, botany--and finally art. The result is a dazzling dissection of love, longing, and loss in all their conflicting moods and moments. Roy's images and metaphors are as enigmatic as they are precise. However private and personal her subjects, Roy maintains an aesthetic distance, wit and verbal control that recalls Sylvia Plath--but a Plath less angry, wiser--even philosophical. This is a very special book--one that deserves a wide readership.'\u003cbr\u003e --Marjorie Perloff, Emeritus Professor, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e 'Sumana Roy's wonderful book of poems, \u003cem\u003eOut of Syllabus\u003c\/em\u003e, combines rational ordering with the \"unreason\" of striking figures of speech. The rational ordering lies in the naming of sections as items in a comprehensive syllabus: \"History\", \"Chemistry\", \"Physics\" and so on. The striking figures of speech are everywhere in these poems. They give \"out\" in the book's title a negative as well as a positive meaning. These metaphors are often coupled to what they figure by way of a key word in \u003cem\u003eOut of Syllabus\u003c\/em\u003e \"is.\" But you must read these powerful and challenging poems for yourself, dear reader, to get a feeling for what they are like and for what they mean as unique poetic experiences.'\u003cbr\u003e --J. Hillis Miller, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of California at Irvine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416295817394,"sku":"9789388874601","price":13.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/43bc5bb8f77a5a2bbb704ed53e6b8949.webp?v=1778402705","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/out-of-syllabus-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}