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Give us this Day a Feast of Flesh: Poems
Rajkumar, N.D.
Give us this Day a Feast of Flesh: Poems N.D. Rajkumar - 20th -Anniversary ed. - New Delhi Navayana Publishing 2024 - 112 Pages 14cm.
1. The family, to gain religious merit 9
2. If anyone not our own kind 11
3. O you devil 12
4. Deeper than our bond 13
5. Hey, sister, you can't enter the house 14
6. Your god and mine 17
7. When I remember 18
8. If I want to drink blood 19
9. Dancing cobra eyes 20
10. The frothing toddy-induced stupor 22
11. Walking the empty streets 23
12. She satisfied my hunger 24
13. As the kaniyan sings 25
14. She killed the snarling dogs 26
15. To take revenge on the great god 27
16. In the temple darkness 29
17. There is a great battle 30
18. Men flee in terror 31
19. Once upon a time 32
20. I am the child of Satan 33
21. The song that you hear 34
22. Our gods do not hide 35
23. Mayaandi comes 36
24. Their women sit on the swing and sing 37
25. My father with his powerful magic 38
26. When the pulayan turned into a dragon 39
27. "I too am a Siddha" 40
28. Right now, right this minute 42
29. My devil 43
30. We eat frogs to calm that wheezing breath 44
31. The day my body 46
32. Milk-heavy, she was hanging around 47
33. My poem burns wildly 49
34. As I drink the nectar like a butterfly 50
35. I am a lamb 51
36. When my morning bowl of old rice gruel 52
37. The fishmonger wading into the sea 53
38. The natural laws insist 54
39. Again and again we sweep with our hands 55
40. Nowadays, they sing like girls 56
41. He will sing and dance the Original Song 57
42. When the night falls 58
43. The maid like a young banana tree 59
44. O master, I cannot sleep 60
45. In that terrifying midnight 62
46. Om Shanti 64
47. On Fridays at midnight 65
48. In ancient days we sang 66
49. I poured the local brew 67
50. Thoughts tumbling 68
51. When my preferred moment of darkness comes 69
52. When the crow you drew on my chest 70
53. Son, that is not a country fit for humans 72
54. Paraman, the great god, kept calling out 73
Fingering the third eye 74
Notes to the poems 76
Afterword by ANUSHIYA RAMASWAMY
Where Reason is Dazzled and Magic Regins Supreme 77
The collection reflects Rajkumar’s unique voice as a Dalit poet, blending spiritual and social elements, and explores themes of caste discrimination, violence, and survival. Rajkumar's verses resonate with both personal and collective struggles, presenting a raw and evocative portrayal of life as a marginalized individual.
9788189059330
Indian poetry
Caste system
Social justice
894.811171 RAJ
Give us this Day a Feast of Flesh: Poems N.D. Rajkumar - 20th -Anniversary ed. - New Delhi Navayana Publishing 2024 - 112 Pages 14cm.
1. The family, to gain religious merit 9
2. If anyone not our own kind 11
3. O you devil 12
4. Deeper than our bond 13
5. Hey, sister, you can't enter the house 14
6. Your god and mine 17
7. When I remember 18
8. If I want to drink blood 19
9. Dancing cobra eyes 20
10. The frothing toddy-induced stupor 22
11. Walking the empty streets 23
12. She satisfied my hunger 24
13. As the kaniyan sings 25
14. She killed the snarling dogs 26
15. To take revenge on the great god 27
16. In the temple darkness 29
17. There is a great battle 30
18. Men flee in terror 31
19. Once upon a time 32
20. I am the child of Satan 33
21. The song that you hear 34
22. Our gods do not hide 35
23. Mayaandi comes 36
24. Their women sit on the swing and sing 37
25. My father with his powerful magic 38
26. When the pulayan turned into a dragon 39
27. "I too am a Siddha" 40
28. Right now, right this minute 42
29. My devil 43
30. We eat frogs to calm that wheezing breath 44
31. The day my body 46
32. Milk-heavy, she was hanging around 47
33. My poem burns wildly 49
34. As I drink the nectar like a butterfly 50
35. I am a lamb 51
36. When my morning bowl of old rice gruel 52
37. The fishmonger wading into the sea 53
38. The natural laws insist 54
39. Again and again we sweep with our hands 55
40. Nowadays, they sing like girls 56
41. He will sing and dance the Original Song 57
42. When the night falls 58
43. The maid like a young banana tree 59
44. O master, I cannot sleep 60
45. In that terrifying midnight 62
46. Om Shanti 64
47. On Fridays at midnight 65
48. In ancient days we sang 66
49. I poured the local brew 67
50. Thoughts tumbling 68
51. When my preferred moment of darkness comes 69
52. When the crow you drew on my chest 70
53. Son, that is not a country fit for humans 72
54. Paraman, the great god, kept calling out 73
Fingering the third eye 74
Notes to the poems 76
Afterword by ANUSHIYA RAMASWAMY
Where Reason is Dazzled and Magic Regins Supreme 77
The collection reflects Rajkumar’s unique voice as a Dalit poet, blending spiritual and social elements, and explores themes of caste discrimination, violence, and survival. Rajkumar's verses resonate with both personal and collective struggles, presenting a raw and evocative portrayal of life as a marginalized individual.
9788189059330
Indian poetry
Caste system
Social justice
894.811171 RAJ
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