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Saleem Peeradina

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Saleem Peeradina, born 1944, is the author of First Offence (Newground, 1980), Group Portrait (OUP, 1992), Meditations on Desire (Ridgeway Press, 2003), Slow Dance (Ridgeway Press, 2010), Final Cut (Valley Press, 2016), and Heart’s Beast: New and Selected Poems (Copper Coin, 2017). He edited Contemporary Indian Poetry in English (Macmillan, 1972), one of the earliest and most widely used texts in courses on South Asian literature. The Ocean in My Yard, a prose memoir of growing up in Bombay, was published by Penguin Books, in 2005. Meditations on Desire was published in Arabic translation by Kalima Publishers in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

His poetry is represented in most major anthologies of Indian, South Asian, and Asian American writing including The Oxford India Anthology of Poetry (1994), Living in America: Fiction and Poetry by South Asian-American Writers (1995), Contours of the Heart (1996), Uncommon Wealth (1997), Vespers: Contemporary American Poems of Religion and Spirituality (2003), The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poetry (2008), and 60 Indian Poets, Penguin Books (2008). His next book, An Arc in Time: Cultural Chronicles from the Last Half Century, is a book of essays, reviews, and conversations,

Peeradina has given readings all over the world. In 2003, he served as writer-in-residence at American College, Madurai, India, and at Lenoir-Rhyne College, NC. In 2009-10, he was writer-in-residence at The Chelsea Public Library, MI. Peeradina is Professor Emeritus at Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan

2017 Poet-of-Honor

2017 Matwaala Festival

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Website: saleempeeradina.weebly.com
Email: [email protected]

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  • Home
  • People
    • Directors >
      • Usha Akella, Founder & Director
      • Pramila Venkateswaran, Director
    • Matwaala Ambassadors >
      • Kashiana Singh
      • Zilka Joseph
    • Advisory Team
    • Volunteer Poets
    • FRIENDS of Matwaala
    • Matwaala Poets
  • Festivals
    • 2015
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    • 2021 - 23
    • 2024
    • 2025
    • Poets-of-color Series: 2021-2025
    • Testimonials
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  • Publications
    • MAPS
  • Media
  • Critical Work
    • Interviews
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Matwaala Youth - Sync Poetry
    • Key Initiatives
    • Our Team
    • Poetry Submissions!
    • 2021: A Beginning >
      • July 2021 Open Mic: Confidence
      • September 2021 Open Mic: Connection
      • October 2021 Ghost Stories and Poetry: Creation
    • 2022: Outreach >
      • Week of Expression! >
        • Open Mic: July 25, 2022
        • Speed Poetry: July 26, 2022
        • Repetitive Poetry: July 27, 2022
        • Style Mirroring: July 28, 2022
        • Let's Play a Game: July 29, 2022
    • Personal Projects >
      • Sara's Work
      • Diya's Work
  • Resources
  • Contact