The Baraka poems are sensuous and lyrical, but they also depict
real life, especially for women, in worlds where the
religious-minded look to a patriarchal past for inspiration and so,
naturally, these poems are about men, too, their pride, their
privileges. The explicit local is Pakistan, above all, the
sprawling port city of Karachi and its neighboring provinces.
Sharpe asks us to confront zoom-by murders and honor killings while
also bringing us the consolations offered at Sufi shrines: relief,
hope, even joy. We visit the mountains, picnic on the beach and
journey to Baluchistan where unseen women produce sumptuous feasts
for their domineering menfolk. Sensuous but keen-eyed, these poems
create a world that's all too real and relevant to all in our
interconnected world. Baraka: The Indus Valley Poesms could have
been written by a Pakistani....who loved this lande and grieved for
it. In these poems Karachi comes alive -Fahmida Riaz, Four Walls
and a Black Veil Sharpe slips behind the veils, the screens, the
walls, the gates that keep much of Pakistani life out of view and
mysterious. She refuses to ignore the sorrows, but her kaleidoscope
is rich and beautiful. Baraka lures us in, and then gives us a
harsh slap of reality. -Michael Hamilton Morgan, Lost History: The
Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists
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