Triage

'Savage. Searing. Compelling. Images and words that are like ice picks piercing the heart. Mascarenhas dazzles ... and hurts.' -- Shobhaa De

'Give me bread and poetry and make the poetry the rich sensual kingfisher-coloured poems that make up Margaret Mascarenhas' Triage. A wickedly intelligent major voice in Indian writing Mascarenhas will remind you that poems are as essential and as satisfying as fresh-baked bread.' -- Nilanjana Roy