Tag: nostalgia
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No pain, no poetry: nostalgia in Karen Solie’s ‘Wellwater’ and Vidyan Ravinthiran’s ‘Avidya’
For the first time, in 2025 the Forward Prize for Poetry was jointly awarded. From an initial glance, Karen Solie’s Wellwater—which also won the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize—and Vidyan Ravinthiran’s Vidya have little in common. Wellwater charts the speaker’s memories of growing up in ?Edmonton, Canada, whilst also reckoning with the damage the anthropocene is…
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Sea Witches and Hostage-Taking: A Dive into ‘Drift’ by Caryl Lewis
Explore Caryl Lewis’s ‘Drift’ through a captivating blend of magical realism and mythological motifs. Delve into the complexities of hospitality as Nefyn rescues Hamza, intertwining with themes of nostalgia and the ‘Odyssey’. Lewis’s narrative unfolds a tale of homecoming and longing, echoing timeless narratives in a modern context.