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From the Ganga to the Tay by Bashabi Fraser sampler

The Ganges and the Tay, the largest water courses in their two countries, are sources of life, conflict and industrial and historical change. The Ganga and the Tay is an epic concrete poem in which the River Ganges and the River Tay relate the historical importance of the ties between India and Scotland and their contemporary relevance as a natural symbol of continuity and peace. The poem is illustrated with beautiful photographs of both great rivers, which explore their shared, but unique, personalities through their histories, geographies, mythologies and environments.

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First published 2009

isbn: 978-1-906307-95-0

The author’s right to be identified

as author of this book under the

1988 has been asserted.

The publisher acknowledges the

support of

towards the publication of this volume.

The paper used in this book is

recyclable. It is made from

low chlorine pulps produced in a

low energy, low emission manner

from renewable forests.

Printed and bound by

The Charlesworth Group, Wakefield

Design by Tom Bee

Typeset in Mentor by 3btype.com

Poem © Bashabi Fraser 2009

Teachers’ notes are available

through Luath Press

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First published 2009 isbn: 978-1-906307-95-0 The author’s right to be identified as author of this book under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 has been asserted. The publisher acknowledges the support of towards the publication of this volume. The paper used in this book is recyclable. It is made from low chlorine pulps produced in a low energy, low emission manner from renewable forests. Printed and bound by The Charlesworth Group, Wakefield Design by Tom Bee Typeset in Mentor by 3btype.com Poem © Bashabi Fraser 2009 Teachers’ notes are available through Luath Press

To Baba, to whom I owe the privilege of growing up in the land of the Ganga. To Neil, who introduced me to the beauty of the Tay terrain. To Rupsha, whose very name is that of a river, and who, in herself, unites the two lands watered by these two historic rivers.

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