Shakti's Words

Articulating a purely feminist consciousness; giving voice to Third World and immigrant concerns; decrying racism and bigotry; rebellious and subversive, sometimes simply lyrical or imagistic; invoking the real, magical, and mythical, old worlds and the new; analytical or synthetical; these poems reflect also a commitment to craft, the search for form, and individual style. They represent the new voices that are gradually changing the landscape of Canadian literature. Including poetry by Himani Bannerji, Arzina Burney, Ramabai Espinet, Lakshmi Gill, Jamila Ismail, Surjeet Kalsey, Suniti Namjoshi, Uma Parameswaran, Tilottama Rajan, Nilambri Singh, and Yasmin Ladhna