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Tender Lip Bitten.

The article presents a poetry criticism of the poem "Tender Lip Bitten," taken from the poetry collection "AmaruŚataka." It focuses on the drawing out of two precious, generative fluids, the amrta and the soma, which both have strong sexual implications. The poem also demonstrates the traditional in...

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Published in:MĀNOA: A Pacific Journal of International Writing Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 7 - 10
Format: Poetry Review
Published: University of Hawai'i Winter2013
Subjects:
Tender Lip Bitten (Poem)
Invocation
Siva (Hindu deity)
Poetry collections
Literary criticism
Sanskrit poetry
21st century (Literary period)
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Summary:The article presents a poetry criticism of the poem "Tender Lip Bitten," taken from the poetry collection "AmaruŚataka." It focuses on the drawing out of two precious, generative fluids, the amrta and the soma, which both have strong sexual implications. The poem also demonstrates the traditional invocation of two ardent deities, Siva and the Great Goddess, and their dismissal after being disarmed by desire.