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Irom Sharmila’s Poetry and the Politics of Anthologizing Indian Literature
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Abstract
Hailed as an “Iche” (elder sister), Irom Sharmila is the subject of many genres—poetry, songs, documentary films, and artwork. This chapter looks at the activist-poet’s collection Fragrance of Peace (2010) to examine the paradoxical way her body is seen as a site of resistance, her naming and identification through the kin term “sister,” and her status within Manipuri literature. It is significant that Irom is a rarely anthologized poet. Her work cannot be found in any anthologies on the literature of Northeast India, while, ironically, writings about her activism abound. Though her oeuvre is much more than protest poetry, this collection of poems foregrounds the political role of her poetry. The chapter juxtaposes Irom’s own self-representation through her poetry with works written about her. Through this exercise, the intention is to explore the place of women in the construction of a collective resistance and its conscious self-representation in literature.
Title: Irom Sharmila’s Poetry and the Politics of Anthologizing Indian Literature
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Abstract
Hailed as an “Iche” (elder sister), Irom Sharmila is the subject of many genres—poetry, songs, documentary films, and artwork.
This chapter looks at the activist-poet’s collection Fragrance of Peace (2010) to examine the paradoxical way her body is seen as a site of resistance, her naming and identification through the kin term “sister,” and her status within Manipuri literature.
It is significant that Irom is a rarely anthologized poet.
Her work cannot be found in any anthologies on the literature of Northeast India, while, ironically, writings about her activism abound.
Though her oeuvre is much more than protest poetry, this collection of poems foregrounds the political role of her poetry.
The chapter juxtaposes Irom’s own self-representation through her poetry with works written about her.
Through this exercise, the intention is to explore the place of women in the construction of a collective resistance and its conscious self-representation in literature.
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