Question

The poem "An Introduction" is taken from the collection ................

• A. Summer in Calcutta
• B. The Descendants
• C. The Collected Poems
• D. The Inheritance of Loss

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Summer in Calcutta

• Award-winning author Kamala Das’s first book, Summer in Calcutta is a collection of poignant poems that talks mainly of love, betrayal and the resultant pain.

• These poems are hallmarked by its candid treatment of love and sex and the author’s quest for self.