His poetry marks a clear break with the established Indian lineage of British literary influences
which David Malouf described as ‘a mixture of intense contemplation and powerful eroticism’
the graceful and the slovenly - white plates on a kitchen table
the lotus flower embodies the promise of purity and transcendence because it rises clear out of the muddy mire of its origins
Three Books by Mesándel Virtusio Arguelles, trans. by Kristine Ong Muslim <br><b>PBS Autumn Recommended Translation 2020</b> Octopus Medicine His poetry marks a clearThree Books, translated by Kristine Ong Muslim, with illustrations by Erika M. Carreon, is an essential introduction to the work of Filipino poet Mesndel Virtusio Arguelles. It includes Arguelles previous works Chi, Mal, and Antares. Arguelles poetry is a result of her unique deconstructive processes: intensely curated erasures from a variety of primary texts. The final product, further amplified by translation, is a hyper modern, radical poetry,
