91st Meridian International Writing Program The University of Iowa

Mani Rao

rao unsqeezedMani Rao (b. India 1965, r. Hong Kong 1993-) is a poet, and the author of Echolocation, Salt, The Last Beach, Living Shadows, Catapult Season and Wingspan. "Cuntree" is around her own experience of immigration to Hong Kong in 1993. "Writing to Stop" is about where she is. Her texture's density comes from how she locates herself, it is a play -- of sound, voice, and perspective. And some of her play in public spaces like cafe windows and toilets can be seen on http://www.manirao.com.

 

Photograph by David Wilder

Prose Poetry by
Mani Rao

"Cuntree"

"Writing to Stop"

 

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