Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods

<p>"Tishani Doshi . . . offer[s] an eloquent dissection of the body--its attributes metaphors deficiencies and contradictions--all delivered in chromatic richly textured lines in which the assured manipulation of rhythm and internal rhyme produces poems of remarkable balance and grace." --<em>The Guardian</em></p><p>"Tishani Doshi combines artistic elegance with a visceral power to create a breathtaking panorama of danger memory beauty and the strange geographies of happiness." --John Burnside</p><p>In her third collection of poetry Tishani Doshi addresses violence against women by giving bodies abused and silenced bodies a chance to speak at last. Of and for the women that live on she writes with bold reverence for that which thrives despite the odds--female desire the aging body the power of refusal. Doshi reminds us that poetry at its root is song--in praise and lament hopeful and ebbing--calling out for truth and redemption.</p><p><strong>From "Fear Management" </strong></p><p><em>. . . Up ahead a row of fishermen. Legs like pins tomb-sized chests leaning back on their heels to haul. Say they are making noises at you. A sideways kind of sound designed to entice a small brainless creature into a corner before smashing it underfoot . . .</em></p><p><strong>Tishani Doshi </strong>was born in Madras India. She is an award-winning poet journalist essayist and novelist whose work has been translated into five languages. Doshi is also a professional dancer with the Chandralekha Troupe. She lives in Tamil Nadu India with her husband and three dogs.</p>