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Perspectives on South Asian Poetry in English: A Collection of Critical EssaysEdited by Mitali P. Wong and Waqas KhwajaThis anthology of critical essays will cover the English-language poetry of South Asians both in the subcontinent as well as in the globally distributed locations of the South Asian diaspora from the early nineteenth century to the second decade of the 21st century. The essays may cover literary movements, poetic manifestoes, genres of poetry, style and language in South Asian poetry in English, the contributions of individual poets, comparative studies of poets and their poems, transnational poetics, poets and poetry from specific countries/regions, the influences of South Asian vernacular literary traditions, and other related topics. (There is an interested academic publisher in the United States.)*The anthology is expected to cover the following areas:The beginnings of English-language poetry in 19th century IndiaThe poetry of the colonial periodPostcolonial poetry in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,NepalThe poetry of the South Asian diaspora in the U.K., U.S.A., Canada,the Caribbean, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and FijiDeadline for abstracts: December 1, 2012 (The editors will provide details of length and formatting for accepted papers.)Deadline for final drafts of essays: July 15, 2013Please send abstracts of 250-300 words to the editors:Dr. Mitali P. WongProfessor of EnglishDepartment of English and Foreign LanguagesClaflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC 29115wong@claflin.edu803-535-5221Dr. Waqas KhwajaProfessor of EnglishAgnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA 30030wkhwaja@agnesscott.edu404-471-5056*(Please email the editors if you have questions about specific topics and/or poets to be covered.)