Indian poet, scholar, and writer
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When was the last time you got curious about your life? I mean, really curious: stopping to examine your beliefs, the way you work & even why you can never seem to switch off? If you're anything like me the answer is probably never, but curiosity can be a phenomenal catalyst for growth. That's what award winning journalist Meena Alexander's book is all about - it's called How To Be Curious & it's full of ideas to make you think differently about your life. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful on Instagram. Find Meena on Instagram or via her website. BOOKSHow to Be Curious
"It tastes and smells just like Go Gurt" "I sound like I'm talking about Avatar the Airbenders" Beer: Fallen Down Gose from Ferus Artisan Ales (Trussville, AL) Poetry: "In Praise of Fragments" by Meena Alexander Girl crush: Yaa Gyasu, author of "Homegoing" In Episode 27, Alyx and Eric talk about the "trick in your mouth" that is lactose in beer, specifically in one of the Fallen Down Goses by Ferus Artisan Ales. Then they talk about translocational fragments in poetry by reading the posthumous book called "In Praise of Fragments" recently out by Nightboat Books, by Meena Alexander. Cheers!
Meena Alexander meditates on her transnational upbringing and interrogates the question of one’s origins. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Meena Alexander joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Gerald Stern’s poem “Adonis," and her own poem “Kochi by the Sea.”
This week's guest Meena Alexander, is a distinguished professor of English, Hunter College and the Graduate Center. As a practicing poet, and scholar Professor Alexander has a special interest in postcolonial writings and contemporary poetry and poetics. These areas are tied in with her ongoing reflections on autobiographical writing, feminism, Indian Ocean cosmopolitanisms, transnational migration, trauma, memory and identity.
Study With the Best this month looks at a cross section of artists across the CUNY world. Guests include Vicky Shick; Carrie Moyer; Regret the Hour, an indie rock band consisting of students of Hunter College; Rikki Asher; Meena Alexander
Hör hur vår Bokcirkel med författarna Frida Nilsson och Lars Gustafsson tolkar naturkatastrofen i sjumilaskogen. Hör också hur de med stor entusiasm gör om slutet på A.A. Milnes mästerverk, Nalle Puh. - Tar ni livslögnen från en människa så tar ni lyckan av honom med detsamma. Så lyder en klassisk replik i Henrik Ibsens pjäs Vildanden. Ja, hur är det nu? Är sanningen alltid eftersträvansvärd i alla lägen, eller kan en lögn vara konstruktiv? Vår reporter Jenny Teleman ger sig ut i ett grävande livslögnsreportage, rakt ned i Ibsens klassiker. Till sin hjälp har hon teaterregissören Anna Pettersson, aktuell med sin föreställning av Vildanden på Dramaten i Stockholm. - Om jag berättar för folk i mataffären i New York att jag är poet, så tror de att jag är galen. Om jag däremot säger att jag är professor, så blir de väldigt glada. Det säger Meena Alexander, turligt nog både poet och professor i engelska och kreativt skrivande i New York. Från början kommer hon från Kerala i Indien, hon har levt ett kringflackande liv, och nyss var hon på Sverigebesök. Vår reporter Naila Saleem träffade henne för att prata om hennes poesi.
SAJA presents a webcast on Wednesday about contemporary South Asian poetry, from the Diaspora and around the world. Join acclaimed poets and editors Ravi Shankar, Pireeni Sundaralingam, Patrick Rosal, Carolyne Wright, Kazim Ali and literary agent Sarah Jane Freymann to discuss the conception and shaping of the extraordinary anthology, "Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from Asia, the Middle East and Beyond." Hailed by Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer as "a beautiful achievement for world literature," two of the co-editors will discuss the project with their agent and a contributor. The collection includes poets from 61 different countries writing in over 40 different languages and include poets such as Vikram Seth, Taslima Nasrin, Michael Ondaatje, Meena Alexander, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Jeet Thayil. Please join us with your questions and comments.