Book Review of Mark Bender's edited volume The Borderlands of Asia

What is it about?

This book review discusses The Borderlands of Asia, a volume of poetry edited by Mark Bender and translated from various languages, focused on communities in the Himalayas, northeast India, highland Burma, the Tibetan Plateau and northern China.

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Why is it important?

The review highlights how this volume brings together poems that emphasize a sense of place, indigenous knowledge, and the importance of local and indigenous languages with their place-based expressions.