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"Of Hypocrisy and Cheekbones" is an Indian poem by the Indian English writer and translator, Shahnaz Habib. The poem won first place at the Ninth All India Poetry Competition held by The Poetry Society (India) in 2000.[1]

Comments and criticism

The poem has received critical attention since its first publication in 2000 in the book Emerging Voices and has since been anthologised.[2][3] It has been quoted in scholarly analysis of contemporary Indian English poetry.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Award Winning Poems – AIPC 2000".
  2. ↑ Poetry India – Emerging Voices by H K Kaul, Virgo Publications, 1998
  3. ↑ Contemporary Indian Poets by Jeet Thayil, Fulcrum, Bloodaxe Books, 1996
  4. ↑ "Fourteen Contemporary Indian Poets – Rana Nayar in The Tribune".

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