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Folding a River, a collection of elegies, shows a pleasing range of free-verse forms that develop themes sustained throughout: loss, exile, myth, landscape. Kawita Kandpal’s poems are explorations of East–West cultures, taking her into an emo-mythic place not to be found on any map. Kandpal’s mood in Folding a River is melancholy, articulated with intelligence and grace, and her phrasing can rise to the level of proverb: “This time next year you will have evolved into an idea.” In its personal evocations of geographical and linguistic exile from the subcontinent, centered on a lost father, her work recalls that of Li-Young Lee, yet with a feminine perspective often haunting in its own right: “tenderly / taking back the mistakes of men.”

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  1. Cover
  2. p. 1
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
  2. pp. 2-7
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  1. Contents
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  1. List of Musical Examples
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  1. Preface
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  1. I. Introduction
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  1. II. Defining Folk Music
  2. pp. 20-27
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  1. III. The Uses and Styles of Folk Music
  2. pp. 28-45
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  1. IV. Indian Music of the United States
  2. pp. 46-63
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  1. V. The British Tradition
  2. pp. 64-87
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  1. VI. Afro-American Music
  2. pp. 88-102
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  1. VII. Hispanic-American Folk Music
  2. pp. 103-112
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  1. VIII. European Folk Music in Rural America
  2. pp. 113-122
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  1. IX. Folk Music in the City
  2. pp. 123-136
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  1. X. Studying Folk Music
  2. pp. 137-148
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  1. XI. Folk Music and the Professional Singer
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  1. XII. Folk Music and the Composer
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  1. Notes
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  1. Bibliographic Aids
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  1. Index
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