From my Poetry Bookshelf – Moniza Alvi
I own two of Moniza Alvi’s seven collections, Europa and At the Time of Partition. Many of the poems in Europa, (published in 2008), relate to ancient and modern traumas, including enforced exile, alienation, rape and honour killing. It’s centre-piece is a re-imagining of the story of the rape of Europa by Jupiter as a bull, whereas At The Time of Partition (2013) is a book length poem set at the time of partition between…