This new edition carries an eminently readable and insightful. Addressing her husband in this poem, she bluntly reminds him that he had been allowing his saliva to flow into her mouth and had poured himself into every nook and cranny of her body. Cite. She, however, cannot escape from the inner world that makes her the dilemma of personality.In The Looking Glass Kamala Das explores her quest for personal relationship wishing to develop with the lover through sex. The Old Playhouse and Other Poems is among the classics of modern Indian poetry … Most of her poems are remarkable for their power and raw truth. Poetry – The Old Playhouse by Kamala Das reflects the central idea of her Like many of her other poems, The Old Playhouse is also a Confessional Poem. The Old Playhouse and Other Poems is among the classics of modern Indian poetry in English. The most recurrent theme in Kamala Das’s poetry, as pointed out in the foregoing pages is love, rather the failure of love or the absence of love in a woman who strives for it in a loveless male world, for she can realize her being only through love. A bilingual writer, her works in English and Malayalam include ‘Summer in Calcutta’ (1965), ‘The Descendants’ (1967), ‘The old Playhouse and Other Poems’ (1973), ‘My Story’ (1974), an autobiography. Save to Library. The Old Playhouse and Other Poems [Kamala Das] on Amazon.com. Highly Influencial Citations. Poetry – The Old Playhouse by Kamala Das reflects the central idea of her Like many of her other poems, The Old Playhouse is also a Confessional Poem. Poetry – The Old Playhouse by Kamala Das reflects the central idea of her Like many of her other poems, The Old Playhouse is also a Confessional Poem. The Old Playhouse and Other Poems is among the classics of modern Indian poetry in English. Poetry – The Old Playhouse by Kamala Das reflects the central idea of her Like many of her other poems, The Old Playhouse is also a Confessional Poem. This new edition carries an eminently readable and insightful. The Old Playhouse and Other Poems is among the classics of modern Indian poetry in English. The strong man's technique is Always the same, he serves his love in lethal doses, For, love is Narcissus at the water's edge, haunted By its own lonely face, and yet it must seek at … The Old Playhouse and Other Poems is among the classics of modern Indian poetry in English. Skip to main content.ca. This new edition carries an eminently readable and insightful. Subsequent English-language works included the novel Alphabet of Lust (1976) and the short stories “A Doll for the Child Prostitute” (1977) and “Padmavati the Harlot” (1992). It is a personal poem having universal implications. Skip to main content.sg. Poetry – The Old Playhouse by Kamala Das reflects the central idea of her Like many of her other poems, The Old Playhouse is also a Confessional Poem. That is: There is No more singing, no more a dance, my mind is an old Play house with all its lights put out. 1. This new edition carries an eminently readable and insightful. In the poem, The Old Playhouse, which can be read in full here, Kamala Das . Cart All. Her poems like The Freaks, My Grandmother's House, A HotNoon in Malabar, The Old Playhouse, The Conflagration,etc, reflect her journey of the Self towards the Ultimate. This new edition carries an eminently readable and insightful. Das’s poetry collections included Summer in Calcutta (1965), The Descendants (1967), and The Old Playhouse, and Other Poems (1973). The poet has approached the tragic consequences of the life of lust wherein there is no space for emotional and spiritual satisfaction. Launch Research Feed. 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