PULSE
PULSE is a collection of love poems, about the sharing of stories and the sharing of that discovered self. Pal writes about those moments in our lives that we cling to, then draw from as “we strive for fabric and texture” in our lives. With echoes of Ondaatje and Wah, Pal’s magical, ringing voice sings intimate. These are sensual poems, explorations of “the pulse in fingertips,” and Pulse, the book, is a mature, sophisticated collection of poetry from one of Canada’s truest writers.
Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002
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About the book
Short-listed, Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry 2003
Short-listed, W.O. Mitchell Book Prize 2003
Rajinderpal S. Pal’s first acclaimed collection, pappaji wrote poetry in a language i cannot read, was an exploration, a search not only for a place in the world, but for a sense of one’s self.
Pulse is a collection of love poems, about the sharing of stories and the sharing of that discovered self. Pal writes about those moments in our lives that we cling to, then draw from as “we strive for fabric and texture” in our lives. With echoes of Ondaatje and Wah, Pal’s magical, ringing voice sings intimate. These are sensual poems, explorations of “the pulse in fingertips,” and Pulse, the book, is a mature, sophisticated collection of poetry from one of Canada’s truest writers.
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ARSENAL PULP PRESS
“PULSE is a collection of love poems, about the sharing of stories and the sharing of our discovered selves: about those moments in our lives that we cling to, then draw upon as we ‘strive for fabric and texture’ in our lives. With echoes of Ondaatje and Wah, Pal’s magical ringing voice sings intimate. These are sensual poems: explorations of the ‘pulse in fingertips.’ PULSE is a mature, sophisticated collection from one of our truest poets.” — Arsenal Pulp Press.
The Globe and Mail, November 23, 2002
“Pal’s strengths come from the undercurrents that run through the work, the tensions just under the surface. He writes smooth and evocative poems with the illusion of calm and the deceptive ease of one who knows very well what he is doing.” — Rob McLennan.
Filling Station, Issue 027, 2003
“PULSE is rare, potent, incantatory — elixired by the very ghosts that we permissively adorn ourselves with. Raj Pal writes without exaggeration, with no face to save. Read out loud especially, his book rewards consciousness. His words change time and distance.” — Weyman Chan.
League of Canadian Poets website
“[Pal achieves a] richly layered text. . . as he threads the motif through the various byways of memory, remembrance, filial, ancestral, spiritual and carnal love. . . I loved it!” — Richard Stevenson
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