Karthika Nair

Karthika Nair is the author of a poetry collection, Bearings. Her poems have appeared in several anthologies and journals including Indian LiteratureCaravan India, Live Mint, AsiaMag, Penguin’s 60 Indian Poets, The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets, and The Literary Review. She is currently working on her next book, and co-writing the script of British-Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan’s new piece, Desh. One of her stories written for Desh is also being adapted into a children’s book.

 

B(e)arings by Karthika Nair

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Category: Poetry
Publishing House: HarperCollins Publishers India

B(e)arings revolves around the themes of directions, moorings and disclosures; the multiple meanings and connections of the title word(s) explored through three sections – Damaged Goods, Virga and Terra Infirma.