{"product_id":"egrets-while-war-9781556597350","title":"Egrets, While War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEgrets, While War\u003c\/i\u003e reflects on aging, mortality, and survival in a world where violence and the beauty of nature coexist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinching, yet tender, the poems in Tishani Doshi's \u003cem\u003eEgrets, While War \u003c\/em\u003eexist in a world of dualities, holding \"desire in one hand, suffering in another.\" Meditations on loss and larger world conflicts move alongside personal experiences, vulnerable self-reflections, and a deep longing for \"what's wild \/ and pulsing.\" Thick with lush and immersive imagery, the pages of this collection are punctuated by birds as omens, as prophecies, as epiphanies, and sometimes, as moments of \"brief blazing splendor.\" Parakeets feed from orange blossoms outside a window. Wildflowers appear in the garden overnight. Sunbirds dive \"in and out \/ of dens of gold.\" Sharp and subtle, these poems lament the loss of humanity, while relishing the beauty, strength, and persistence of the natural world. \u003cem\u003eEgrets, While War \u003c\/em\u003eposits hope, resilience, and the earth as answers to our physical, spiritual, and emotional survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tishani Doshi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556597350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTishani Doshi publishes poetry, essays, and fiction. Her most recent books are \u003cem\u003eA God at the Door\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eGirls Are Coming Out of the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e, shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Poetry Award and a Firecracker Award; and the novel \u003cem\u003eSmall Days and Nights\u003c\/em\u003e, shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, the Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year Award (Fiction), and The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. For fifteen years, she worked as a dancer with the Chandralekha group in Chennai. She has interviewed over a hundred writers about the craft of writing and has published essays in \u003cem\u003eThe Hindu, Granta, The National, The New York Times, The Guardian, Literary Hub, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCorriere della Sera\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a visiting associate professor at New York University Abu Dhabi, and otherwise lives on a beach in Tamil Nadu. \u003cem\u003eEgrets, While War\u003c\/em\u003e is her fifth full-length collection of poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Tishani Doshi \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48984863244445,"sku":"9781556597350","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c9cacfe3-2d81-43b1-9591-7e6c57d1516f.jpg?v=1791375509","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/egrets-while-war-9781556597350","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}