期刊名称：Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1944-1088
电子版ISSN：1944-1096
出版年度：2009
卷号：1
期号：3
页码：943-950
出版社：Guild of Independent Scholars
摘要：Postcolonial Indian English Poetry has been enriched by the marvellous talent of Kamala Das, and her writings imbibe the cause of feminism. Most of her portrayals are realistic with a focus on her sense of frustration and alienation. Born on March 31, 1934, in the Southern Malabar in Kerala, Das received most of her education at home and was married at the early age of 15. Her early marriage meant that she was denied the opportunity to invoke her feminine instincts. This suppression cast a negative image of men on her young mind. It is this suppression suffered by Das in a patriarchal society that constitutes the focal point of her quest for true love. As one reads Das's poetry, one comes across the resonant themes of suppression and violence in an unmistakable manner. This leitmotif of suppression and violence eventually prompts us to believe that Das suffered a lot in her personal life. Her personal life becomes obvious in her writings: As I wrote more and more, in the circle, I was compelled to move in, I became lonelier and lonelier. I felt that my loneliness Was like a red brand on my face (My Story 87)
