tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post5021353981545125946..comments2023-10-25T15:17:50.019+01:00Comments on .: CHA's Pushcart Nominations 2011Asian Chahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-86650276229544703402010-10-31T17:07:26.352+00:002010-10-31T17:07:26.352+00:00So many great poems! I'll have to give three c...So many great poems! I'll have to give three cheers to:<br /><br />"Dera Ghazi Khan, 1925" by Nabina Das<br />"After Ten Years" by Kim-An Lieberman<br />"April Poem" by Daniel Bowman Jr<br /><br />p.s. the link to "Diaphragm" doesn't appear to be working.Mag Tanhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/magpoi/365736299685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-13998773473661806512010-10-31T12:38:27.434+00:002010-10-31T12:38:27.434+00:00Bob's further remark on "Bones" by R...Bob's further remark on <a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=675&Itemid=256" rel="nofollow">"Bones"</a> by Rumjhum Biswas: "One of the finest poems that I have read in some time….it’s concise and troubling and touching all at once… beautiful job!"Asian Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-80221209554382048802010-10-31T09:26:42.442+00:002010-10-31T09:26:42.442+00:00Tammy,
My vote is for Ocean Vuong's "Par...Tammy,<br /><br />My vote is for Ocean Vuong's <a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=557&Itemid=230" rel="nofollow">"Paramour"</a>. <br />If it matters, Eddie Tay's <a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=712&Itemid=256" rel="nofollow">"Night Thoughts"</a> is a close second.Asian Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-18694764140940085982010-10-31T09:21:38.599+00:002010-10-31T09:21:38.599+00:00Ooops, I made a mistake above - My vote for this y...Ooops, I made a mistake above - My vote for this year's poems goes to "Bones". <br /><br />What usually reminds us of our departed and beloved relatives? Usually it's the remains of their bodies, i.e. their bones. The poet has captured a very wise device (just as Anuradha Vijayakrishnan used various addresses in "Suicide Note") to enhance the power of death. <br /><br Biby Ngai, W.Y.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-7318608957069232402010-10-31T08:42:34.223+00:002010-10-31T08:42:34.223+00:00My vote goes to "Suicide Note". I like i...My vote goes to "Suicide Note". I like it's simplicity and the mood the author has created. It's incompleteness is a wise device to illustrate the theme "suicide". I like it!Biby Ngai, W.Y.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-64264044097001286122010-10-31T08:15:42.072+00:002010-10-31T08:15:42.072+00:00Bones by Rumjhum Biswas is the best
Very powerful...Bones by Rumjhum Biswas is the best<br /><br />Very powerful and evocative narration!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463503241182003028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-57506229702378221542010-10-30T18:54:22.493+01:002010-10-30T18:54:22.493+01:00We received this message from a reader: "Hmm....We received this message from a reader: "Hmm... tough call. I guess I'll vote for <a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=675&Itemid=256" rel="nofollow">"Bones"</a>. Very well constructed!"Asian Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-28491588769818576722010-10-30T18:51:41.849+01:002010-10-30T18:51:41.849+01:00Read all the entries and they are all pretty good!...Read all the entries and they are all pretty good! But of all the entries "Bones" by Rumjhum Biswas really intrigued me and it deserves a lot of votes.<br /><br />Gurleenwondergunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049532614548634008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-50796876283800689822010-10-30T10:06:52.434+01:002010-10-30T10:06:52.434+01:00"Harvest" by Kim-An Lieberman earns my v..."Harvest" by Kim-An Lieberman earns my vote ;-psvillafaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097991753282056195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-22863204656337042882010-10-30T09:55:26.503+01:002010-10-30T09:55:26.503+01:00A reader told us: ""I hope he doesn’t sa...A reader told us: "<a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=678&Itemid=256" rel="nofollow">"I hope he doesn’t say them quite so well / or that I continue to say them better."</a> gets me every single time!"<br /><br />Those lines are from Phill's <a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&idAsian Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-31200904132633550402010-10-30T09:47:28.572+01:002010-10-30T09:47:28.572+01:00It is a difficult choice; the two poems that speak...It is a difficult choice; the two poems that speak most to me though are "Country" and "What I Said to Her Was Not a Lie". Both also have a great last two lines (as does "Bones").Mr Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-84755079898137853642010-10-29T10:48:55.153+01:002010-10-29T10:48:55.153+01:00Ocean Vuong's Paramour, Annie Zaidi's work...Ocean Vuong's Paramour, Annie Zaidi's work and many, many other poems that Cha has brought to lightRevanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-73222968480866740882010-10-29T09:49:56.898+01:002010-10-29T09:49:56.898+01:00Bones by Rumjhum Biswas is beautiful and deeply mo...Bones by Rumjhum Biswas is beautiful and deeply moving.It deserves to be nominated.<br /><br />HemaMehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18287771114671266082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-76181422731145128652010-10-29T09:46:33.037+01:002010-10-29T09:46:33.037+01:00My vote is for Bones by Rumjhum Biswas, loved it a...My vote is for Bones by Rumjhum Biswas, loved it absolutelywordswellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059663017557932717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-77068822082624307042010-10-29T09:31:24.946+01:002010-10-29T09:31:24.946+01:00I'd vote for Dera Ghazi Khan, 1925 by Nabina D...I'd vote for Dera Ghazi Khan, 1925 by Nabina Dassvillafaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097991753282056195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-76565026880336428652010-10-29T09:17:59.152+01:002010-10-29T09:17:59.152+01:00A reader told us: "I think "Bones" ...A reader told us: "I think <a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=675&Itemid=256" rel="nofollow">"Bones" by Rumjhum Biswas</a> fills the slot perfectly.<br /><br />Mothers are hard to put into words, especially when they are gone. This somehow captures those bittersweet feelings. I fell in love with it, or rather it haunted me."Asian Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-77886194252223616782010-10-29T09:14:28.497+01:002010-10-29T09:14:28.497+01:00Bones by Rumjhum Biswas is a poem that goes beyond...Bones by Rumjhum Biswas is a poem that goes beyond poetry- it becomes your own experience. I relived my emotions and feelings that had flooded through me when my mother died, and every Hindu who goes through the cremation rites for a beloved parent automatically becomes the speaker in the poem- such is the power and strength of this poem that speaks with a low and quiet voice and yet resonates ingopali ghoshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-45847547133928558822010-10-29T09:04:52.681+01:002010-10-29T09:04:52.681+01:00I am hoping Rumjhum Biswas' 'Bones' is...I am hoping Rumjhum Biswas' 'Bones' is nominated. A poem that says much sparsely but very evocatively and effectively. In the narration of one life, one death, it speaks for many others. Its very starkness makes it even more memorable. <br />Thanks for this space, I am glad I could write this about a poem a liked immensely!anu kumarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-82997307853668343402010-10-29T08:21:41.804+01:002010-10-29T08:21:41.804+01:00Bones by Rumjhum Biswas and Dera Ghazi Khan, 1925 ...Bones by Rumjhum Biswas and Dera Ghazi Khan, 1925 by Nabina Das are my favourites for the Pushcart<br /><br />Amitabh Mitra<br />http://www.hudsonview.us<br />http://www.amitabhmitra.comAmitabh Mitrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381944002466721155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-41194427004021710852010-10-29T07:55:34.296+01:002010-10-29T07:55:34.296+01:00A reader told us: "Eddie Tay's "Coun...A reader told us: "Eddie Tay's <a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=712&Itemid=256" rel="nofollow">"Country"</a> is pitch perfect; assertive but not deliberately reaching for poetry. I find that the toughest part of writing a poem - achieving that window."Asian Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-28778178444529584172010-10-29T07:43:22.341+01:002010-10-29T07:43:22.341+01:00Eddie Tay's "Country" is my favorite...Eddie Tay's "Country" is my favorite one from here, the last 2 lines do it for me.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-55308614707574110172010-10-26T13:41:48.767+01:002010-10-26T13:41:48.767+01:00Paramour gets my vote!Paramour gets my vote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-21682413969616466312010-10-26T06:48:18.482+01:002010-10-26T06:48:18.482+01:00Eddie Tay's "Country" has just recei...Eddie Tay's <a href="http://www.asiancha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=712&Itemid=256" rel="nofollow">"Country"</a> has just received a vote.Asian Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-55144095923016699232010-10-25T09:46:50.328+01:002010-10-25T09:46:50.328+01:00Ocean's 'Paramour' all the way!!Ocean's 'Paramour' all the way!!Asterio Gutierreznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-2097224165918824042010-10-18T10:37:34.081+01:002010-10-18T10:37:34.081+01:00CHA's Pushcart Nominations for 2010
Because e...CHA's Pushcart Nominations for 2010<br /><br />Because every year we do this!<br /><br />"April Poem" from Issue 10Stevenhttp://Digmansworldnoreply@blogger.com