Saris and a Single Malt
About this ebook
"There are few books like Saris and a Single Malt in which the loss of a mother, a homeland, and the self come together in a sustained elegy."
--Justen Ahren, Director Noepe Center, Author ofÿA Strange Catechism
"In life, as in poetry, one must come from the heart. Sweta Vikram has done both with touching eloquence. Her work resonates deeply within one's deepest emotional sacristy."
--Sharon Kapp, Owner & Founder, Houston Yoga & Ayurvedic Wellness Center
"Saris and a Single Malt is a fitting and delightful tribute of a writer daughter to her affectionate mother which goes deep into the minds of all children who love their moms."
--K. V. Dominic, English language poet, critic, short-story writer, and editor from Kerala, India
Sweta Srivastava Vikram, featured by Asian Fusion as "one of the most influential Asians of our time," is an award-winning writer, Pushcart Prize nominee, author of ten books, and a wellness practitioner. A graduate of Columbia University, Sweta performs her work, teaches creative writing workshops, and gives talks at universities and schools across the globe.
Learn more at www.swetavikram.com
From the World Voices Series at Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com
POE005060 POETRY / American / Asian American
About the author
ÿSweta Srivastava Vikram (www.swetavikram.com) is an award-winning poet, writer, novelist, author, essayist, columnist, educator, and blogger. ÿBorn in India, Sweta spent her formative years between India, North Africa, and the United States. She is the author of three chapbooks of poetry ÿ(?Kaleidoscope: An Asian Journey of Colors,? ?Because All is Not Lost,? and ?Beyond the Scent of Sorrow?) two collaborative collections of poetry ÿ(?Not All Birds Sing? and ?Whispering Woes of Ganges & Zambezi?), a novel (?Perfectly Untraditional?), a nonfiction book of prose and poems ÿ(?Mouth full? upcoming in 2012), and a full-length collection of poems (?No Ocean Here? upcoming in 2013). Her work has also appeared in several anthologies, literary journals, and online publications across six countries in three continents.
Sweta has won two Pushcart Prize ÿnominations, an International Poetry Award, Best of the Net Nomination, Nomination for Asian American Members? Choice Awards 2011, and writing fellowships. She has been selected by the Queens Council on the Arts as a participant for the 2012 Build Your Own Business for Writers Program and was short listed for the Independent Literary Awards. Taj Mahal Review describes her as "A poet with hauntingly beautiful talent." Sweta has held several artist residencies in Europe and America and worked on collaborative projects with artists from Zimbabwe and Australia. A graduate of Columbia University, she reads her work, teaches creative writing workshops, and gives talks at universities and schools across the globe. Sweta lives in New York City with her husband. You can follow her on Twitter (@ssvik) or Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/
