Indran Amirthanayagam's Seer is a multi-lingual, multi- coastal, multi-dimensional poetic record of a time in our collective history when our potential human demise loomed large and when the only way to save ourselves seemed to be separation and isolation. In this new collection, Amirthanayagam documents—with his evocative imagery and generous lyricism—our fears, hopes and dreams during a dark time. Through gustatory cellular tableaus, questions and meditations, this language soars, challenges and invites.

Indran Amirthanayagam is a poet, editor at beltwaypoetry, publisher at beltwayeditions, translator and diplomat. He has published 24 poetry books. He writes in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole and English. He has received fellowships from The Foundation for the Arts, The New York Foundation for the Arts, the US/Mexico Fund for Culture and the MacDowell Colony. Winner, Paterson Poetry Prize, Juegos Florales, Guaymas, Sonora, 2022 IFLAC World Poet/Poeta Mundial Award.

"Seer is a captivating poetry collection that weaves an intricate tapestry of time, world locations and sensorial lyricism. Through gustatory cellular tableaus, questions and meditations, this language soars, challenges and invites." — Sarah Gambito, Book Cover blurb

"The word for Amirthanayagam's poems is 'expansive.' Generous of heart and length of line, these poems span continents, languages, and generations, searching for 'threads that bind disparate/elements'. " — Joanna Solfrian

"In his generous, and richly visual new collection, Seer, Indran Amirthanayagam delves into 'he wound of departure', passing back through his childhood exile to London in order to recover his Tamil heritage. Seer thus creates a bridge between two rich but strikingly different cultures." — Fiona Sampson