Kaleidoscope. An Asian Journey of Colors

About the AuthorSweta Srivastava Vikram is a multi-genrewriter and marketing professional living inNew York City. She is the author of BecauseAll Is Not Lost from Modern History Pressand the co-author of Whispering Woes ofGanges& Zambezi (Cyberwit 2010). Herwork has appeared in six countries acrossthree continents. Sweta has held recent artistresidencies and workshops in Portugal, Ireland,and several within USA. She is a graduate of Columbia University.& 34;In this innovative series, Sweta Srivastava Vikram re-appropriatescolor. Cultures and mythologies collide along the way, and the resultis a chapbook that feels like a quest. In the end, the colors are a mapto identity. The child& 39;s pink tonsils or the bride& 39;s red sari are notsymbols, but rather mile markers. Like Vikram& 39;s poems, they leadtoward understanding& 34;--Erica Wright, Senior Poetry Editor, GuernicaAbout the ChapbookThe book delves into the implication and philosophy of colors froma Hindu woman& 39;s point of view, from birth until death. The color sheadorns herself with almost depicts the story of her life. Expressedthrough different poetic and verbal forms, each color in the bookhas its own tone and is specific to different age groups.Learn more at www.SwetaVikram.comFrom the World Voices Series at Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com