Feeding the Ghosts : Poems

The University Press of Kentucky

Feeding the GhostsPoems\nAuthor(s): Rahul Mehta\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University Press of Kentucky, United States\nImprint: The University Press of Kentucky\nISBN-13: 9780813198804, 978-0813198804\nSynopsis\n_Find the [url] In 2017, writer and educator Rahul Mehta began a writing practice to find solace and beautyin the natural world, in their family and friends, and in everyday simplicitiesduring a time of political tensions, environmental disasters, a global pandemic, and personal disappointment. From the vibrant color of a blade of grass, to their dog sleeping quietly in the corner, to delicate petals fallen from a rose, a mindfulness of the beauty in their surroundings helped offset the feelings of fear, outrage, and helplessness. The result of this exercise is a profoundly moving poetry collection that explores Mehta's South Asian and Appalachian culture, their Queerness, their relationships with self and others, race, privilege, and a deep admiration of nature and .