Slingstones

Description

‘Slingstones‘ is a poetic exploration of the historical and spiritual landscape of Naga communities.

Mnhonlumo Kikon‘s poems isolate and examine the unchanging nature of space and time, the past and the present, the here and now. He takes a penetrating look at the banalities of daily life that actually shape and defines the contours of identity, both within communities and outside. From the habits of culture to the distinct quandary that communities have to face; from the struggle to come to terms with the evolving world to the rush to the so-called ‘savage’; and from abandoning the ruins of colonialism to taking a measured approach to change, this collection is an intimate and brave review of lives lived in the wide expanse of nature and their interactions with the outside world.  The path of these poems and their sweeping swathe is magnificent and painful.