Hunger and Predation
Eh? You want bodies, blood, sex, gore, damning gods, raw uppercuts?
Why, yes. Pooja Mittal Biswas welcomes you into the ring of identity and the hunt for an honest and rapier self.
Glove up.
‘Confessional poetry can deteriorate into fetishism, in Biswas’s hands the first person narrative soars – detailed, raw, palpable, her poems have a sense of immediacy. The collection ends with a transported long poem titled ‘madness’ that more than hints at the poet’s mental state and therapy. Stunned, I found myself anxious for the poet – so human is this book, her hunger and predation included.’ — Mani Rao
Pooja Mittal Biswas is the author of nine books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. She was awarded the Stanley Sinclair Bequest Scholarship for poetry and was longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association’s Best Non-Fiction Book Award. She has taught creative writing at the University of Sydney, Western Sydney University, Writing NSW and Writers Victoria.
