What is it about?
The poem "A City of Cynics" explores how city life has changed over time, immensely impacting on the minds and the quotidian experience of people. It hints at the city of Dhaka as the poet employs an epigraph from Kaiser Haq. The poem also prioritizes nature to the decaying state of city life.
Featured Image
Why is it important?
The poem "A City of Cynics" is important to locate the contemporary state of a modern city, in which people have a wide range of quotidian experiences. The poem suggests that the city is replete with crises and the speaker of the poem looks for a green prairie for solitude and serenity.
Perspectives
"A City of Cynics" is a modern poem, referring to a contemporary capital city of a country in the global south. The speaker wishes to return to nature to avoid complexities of city life.
Dr. Mohammad Shafiqul Islam
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: A City of Cynics, Journal of Postcolonial Writing, December 2022, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17449855.2022.2156711.
You can read the full text:
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page
