Monday, July 26, 2010
There are Magnifying Glasses Everywhere
A man crouches low
over a flaw
in the sidewalk. Legs
flail like arms
pinwheeling
from a center spot.
The man examines the bug
until his lens begins to burn,
but it's only when
a passerby steps on the creature
that the man cries out,
his voice curdling
the name of his father.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Shiva's Arms Book Discussion Blogstop
2-Many plays and novels use contrasting places to represent opposed forces or ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. In Shiva’s Arms, how do the two contrasting places differ in what each place represents?
America, as represented by Alice, is shown to be open-hearted and hospitable, willing to be changed by new elements. India, as embodied by Amma, wants to keep the ancient traditions intact at all costs. Ramesh has a foot in both worlds and represents both the success and failures in assimilation. Sam’s presence in the book demonstrates the push-back from his father’s choices. He allies himself with his grandmother’s heritage – a dramatization of the reactionary vs. the modern. Nela is perhaps a wild card. Her desire to live an authentic life prevents her from being as subversive, or submissive, as another daughter might have been. She chooses to live in exile in a third country.
That's a taste of what you'll find at today's blog stop. Join actress/writer Nanette Rayman Rivera and Cheryl as they plumb the depths of Shiva's Arms!
You can comment here or at Cheryl's blog or Facebook site.
America, as represented by Alice, is shown to be open-hearted and hospitable, willing to be changed by new elements. India, as embodied by Amma, wants to keep the ancient traditions intact at all costs. Ramesh has a foot in both worlds and represents both the success and failures in assimilation. Sam’s presence in the book demonstrates the push-back from his father’s choices. He allies himself with his grandmother’s heritage – a dramatization of the reactionary vs. the modern. Nela is perhaps a wild card. Her desire to live an authentic life prevents her from being as subversive, or submissive, as another daughter might have been. She chooses to live in exile in a third country.
That's a taste of what you'll find at today's blog stop. Join actress/writer Nanette Rayman Rivera and Cheryl as they plumb the depths of Shiva's Arms!
You can comment here or at Cheryl's blog or Facebook site.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Blog Tour Date!
Cheryl's visiting with Sherry O'Keefe today, bouncing from her Facebook page to her blog. We hope you'll stop by, we all intend to have some fun!
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J.S. Bach - Crab Canon on a Möbius Strip
Cheryl's been telling the blog tour interviewers that she starts her day with Bach, and then we thought--why don't you?
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