Question

What was the title of Meena Alexander's book that was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize for Literature?

• A. Fault Lines
• B. The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner
• C. Wild Geese
• D. The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Fault Lines

• Meena Alexander's book Fault Lines was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize for Literature.

• The title Fault Lines reflects the themes of personal and cultural fractures, and the metaphorical "fault lines" in identity, history, and experience, which are central to much of Alexander's poetry.