“Wearehomesickeverywhere,“writesTishaniDoshi,“evenwhenwe’rehome.“Withachingempathy,righteousanger,andrebellioushumor,AGodattheDoorcallsontheextraordinaryminutiaeofnatureandhumanitytoredefinebelongingandunveilinjustice.Inaneraofpandemiclockdownandbrutalpolitics,thesepoemsmakevitalspaceforwhatmustcomenext-thereturnofwonderandfreemovement,andaprofoundsenseofconnectiontowhatmattersmost.Fromamicroscopiccelltoflightlessbirds,toasumowrestlerandthetreeoflife,Doshiinterruptsthenewscycletopauseingriefordelight,torestorepowertolanguage.AGodattheDoorinvitesthereaderonapilgrimage-onethatleadsusbacktothesacredtempleofourselves.Thisisanexquisite,generouscollectionfromapoetatthepeakofherpowers.
