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Blog postI entered Chant of a Million Women in the 27th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards last year. It didn’t win but I got this commentary by the Judge.
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The variations of form in this collection are wonderful. I loved how the voice of the poet is clear through all of the forms the poems take and that nothing is lost there. It’s a very evocative tone, with each poem’s structure assisting the voice and meaning seamlessly. I loved the -
Blog postFallen Leaves my latest poetry collection is out now in paperback. You can get it at Amazon. The ebook will follow shortly.
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Rajapakse uses poetry to look at the conflict that raged in the tiny island nation of Sri Lanka for close to three decades. People from all walks of life, ethnic, religious and age groups suffered. The Tamil terrorists disrupted life and property all over the country for three decades, while for a few years in the late 1980s a Marxist guerilla -
Blog postI Exist. Therefore I Am won the State Literary Award 2019 in the short story category.
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Blog postI Exist. Therefore I Am is shortlisted for the Rubery Book Awards 2019.
Here’s what they said about the book.
I Exist. Therefore I Am Shirani Rajapakse
Nine short stories set in India, all well-written stories focusing on discrimination against women in India. Drink Your Milk and go to Sleep is a harrowing tale of gender discrimination and infanticide. The speaker is forced to abort a series of female babies as their sex is detected in the womb, but -
Blog postWhat better way to celebrate the 200th birthday of Walt Whitman than have an anthology of poems from poets that came after him. Over 200 poets are featured in Poets to Come. My poem “On a Saturday Morning” is on page 346. This is one anthology that is definitely something you must have.
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Blog postMy interview is up on Mandy’s blog. check it out here, or read below.
Author Interview – Shirani Rajapakse June 25, 2019
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What inspired your latest book?
My latest book is a collection of short stories inspired by the time I spent in India. It’s about women and the issues faced by women living in contemporary India.
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Blog postA review of I Exist. Therefore I Am by Maria Beltran for Readers’ Favorite. You can also read it below.
I Exist. Therefore I Am by Shirani Rajapakse Fiction – Short Story/Novela 178 Pages Reviewed on 05/26/2019 Book Review Reviewed by Maria Beltran for Readers’ Favorite
I Exist. Therefore I Am by award-winning poet and author Shirani Rajapakse is a heartrending collection of women’s stories from the different classes and parts of India. Drink Your Milk and Go to Sl -
Blog postMy poem “Somewhere in the Middle East After One War Ended that’s in Chant of a Million Women (2017) is published in Why We Are in Iraq today.
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Blog postTwo of my poems are included in this anthology that celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Frank. Congrats to all the other writers featured here and thanks to the editors for putting together this amazing collection.
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Blog postThis review ofI Exist. Therefore I Am by Jim Bennett was posted on Amazon and Goodreads. You can also read it below.
Customer Review Jim Bennett 4.0 out of 5 starsnine short stories – about repression in India, against women. Disturbing. February 4, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition As always, do not let my star count override your judgement of content. More on the stars, counting, and my rating challenges later.
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