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Vidyan Ravinthiran

Vidyan Ravinthiran is the author of two books of poetry: Grun-tumolani and The Million-Petalled Flower of Being Here, a Poetry Book Society Recommendation that was shortlisted for both the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Prize. He has also written an award-winning book on Elizabeth Bishop. He teaches at Harvard University.

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 154 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 154 padlock

Victim and Accused

Vidyan Ravinthiran

‘I’m curious about the refusal to countenance a connection between disparate experiences – a route by which empathy could travel.’

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