Machine generated contents note: My father the sailor, in his 80s. To my daughters going to school -- What does a desert breed -- Flare, corona -- Never, always -- This fall -- How to die -- I could not leave you -- How we met -- Fifteen Aprils -- Humidity -- Two-blooded -- Third -- A dog has years -- The kiss -- Feeder -- Million's girl -- Novena to St. X -- Two buses -- The weal of birds -- Song of woe -- Gloria mundi -- When the whale: a conversation -- This way to the sangam -- Pickering -- Handy woman -- My friend the painter fights -- A wedding day -- Ten thousand thoughts on love -- Dream in a train, of a library -- Baga, Salcete -- Apologia -- Deccan -- Moonlight -- A fat woman's dignity -- Julietta, goodnight -- Portrait of Oudh -- Seeing Mary -- My father the sailor, in his 80s.
Summary:
"Understan is a reflective journey through what lies below the surface of a man's life. Crossing continents in space and decades in time, it uses memory and the minutiae of daily life to unravel the experiences of love and death. It examines belief and superstition, does not hesitate to pray, and takes delight in the sight of elders, lovers, and children. In Understan, the poet is lost but holds the map to everywhere."-- Provided by publisher.
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