Perth My village down under edition by Sunil Govinnage Literature Fiction eBooks
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An accomplished bilingual poet, Sunil Govinnage, gives lyrical expression to his own migrant experience by writing poetry from Australia. He does it with sincerity and openness. ‘In the bewildering host country the ultra-sensitive psyche of the poet, suffered a series of culture shocks, making creative sparks fly in all directions’, wrote Kalakeerthi Edwin Ariyadasa, in a review of Govinnage’s anthology of poetry in Sinhala, Mathaka Pilirav [Echoes of Memory].
But having settled in his village down under, one could hope that the poet will now give expression to the beauty around him, and with his undoubted poetic skill, give lyrical expression to a higher level of understanding of the ‘oneness of beings’, as he has come to live in a ‘village’ which he shares with people from all corners of the world.
After all, we are all travellers on ‘The Great Trunk Road’ to borrow a metaphor from Rudyard Kipling’s ‘KIM’, taking refuge at ‘villages’ down the track, but soon to pick up our ‘baggage’ and continue with our ‘journey’.
‘One cannot overlook Sunil Govinnage’s unique contribution to the main-stream of modern Sinhala poetry’[Edwin Ariyadasa]. With this collection of poetry in English he has expanded his horizons and made his mark across the ocean.
The Australian poet, Andrew Burke has observed ‘having Sunil read in Sinhala was enchanting—imagine such song being multiplied and amplified a hundredfold in our midst’. With poets such as Govinnage brought into location, Burke predicts ‘I see some day there being a distinctly West Coast OZ literature’.
Perth My village down under edition by Sunil Govinnage Literature Fiction eBooks
I had previously read Govinnage's earlier work "Black Swans" and was keen to see his next offering, "Perth - My Village Down Under". Being a resident of Perth (the featured location) made me even more eager. I was certainly not disappointed with his latest offering. I particularly enjoyed reading the poems "White Mask" and "Fremantle Beach". It was intriguing to read what to me are familiar topics or locations but viewed through a different lens; that of a newer Australian. The insights that Govinnage offers however are not necessarily Perth-centric but are 'lessons' from which we can all learn.Govinnage has, once again illustrated how the society that we now enjoy in Australia has been enriched by the diversity with which we are now made. He has illustrated that our current Australian culture, that at one time not so long ago ran a grave risk of being `monochromatic' is now a much healthier and richer culture by virtue of embracing diversity.
In societies (as well as TV's) it would appear that the benefits of `full colour' always surpass that of `black and white'.
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Perth My village down under edition by Sunil Govinnage Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I had previously read Govinnage's earlier work "Black Swans" and was keen to see his next offering, "Perth - My Village Down Under". Being a resident of Perth (the featured location) made me even more eager. I was certainly not disappointed with his latest offering. I particularly enjoyed reading the poems "White Mask" and "Fremantle Beach". It was intriguing to read what to me are familiar topics or locations but viewed through a different lens; that of a newer Australian. The insights that Govinnage offers however are not necessarily Perth-centric but are 'lessons' from which we can all learn.
Govinnage has, once again illustrated how the society that we now enjoy in Australia has been enriched by the diversity with which we are now made. He has illustrated that our current Australian culture, that at one time not so long ago ran a grave risk of being `monochromatic' is now a much healthier and richer culture by virtue of embracing diversity.
In societies (as well as TV's) it would appear that the benefits of `full colour' always surpass that of `black and white'.
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