breaking the frame of the language: a critical analysis of meena alexander's attitude towards creating a self through language

meena alexander, a contemporary indian-american writer and a professor of english literature and women’s studies. the criticism of dr. alexander’s poetry and prose brings in many issues that draws upon poststructuralism and postcolonialism. to mention a few, the negotiation of fragmented identity, the problem of belonging, and the challenge of living in a female body are among her concerns. what makes the representation of the body in her writings more problematic is the language of this representation which is a colonial language.