Meena Kandasamy leaves no stone unturned when she wants to express herself. Probably that’s the reason why her anger and her angst reveal themselves in her poetry through her “dark and dangerous” language.  Meena’s poem, “Nailed”  from her book “Ms. Militancy” is a good example.

Meena’s poem is an excerpt from Meena’s book “Ms. Militancy.” You can read Roma Rajpal’s interview with her here.