The Cowherd's Son (Kundiman Prize) Paperback – May 1, 2017

This collection speaks to me. It's pulsing with emotion, and somehow dark, bright, quiet, and pulsing all at the same time. It is struggle and love, discord and acceptance. Mohabir's work is lyrical, and I can hear the melody in my head as I read each poem. He uses the page deftly as well, changing between different forms to serve the stories he tells. The stories span continents and centuries, myths, legends, and the experience of growing up and into who Mohabir is now. Brilliant.

A beautiful book of poetry. Please read this book!

It's all the same "woe is me" you've heard a thousand times before from other poets. You'd be wise to take your time elsewhere.

What an amazing poet.

The Cowherd’s Son by Rajiv Mohabir, winner of the he Kundiman Poetry Prize, crafts a “Body of Myths” that readers will unravel one poem at a time. From the opening poem, which is the title, to the final prayer in “Unwitting Pilgrim,” readers are taken through a literal and spiritual journey that will expend their energy and emotion, laying it bare on the book’s pages. Through sensual and sometimes unexpected violence in word choice, readers must enter a surreal world of juxtaposition and irony.