Pulitzer Prize Poetry Winner

3 Sections

by Vijay Seshadri

Summary

Seshadri moves between his birthplace in Bangalore and his life in New York, joining metaphysical inquiry to the absurdities of modern urban experience. His tone is dry, learned, and self-mocking, with poems that drift between essayistic prose and tightly turned lyric. The collection treats consciousness itself as a wandering subject, equally amused and unsettled by its own questions.

Historical Context & Significance

Seshadri was the first Indian-American poet to win the prize; noted for his "brainy" humor.