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ABOUT THE POET SALEEM PEERADINA

Saleem Peeradina was born to Noorunnisa and Habib Peeradina in Bombay, India.  He graduated from St. Xavier’s College with a BA in 1967, a MA at Bombay University in 1969, and another MA at Wake Forest University in 1973.  After earning his Masters degree, Peeradina worked several jobs in Bombay, including as a director at Sophia College for Women and a copywriter for Hindustan Thompson Associates.  In 1989 he moved with his family to teach English at Siena Heights College in Adrian, MI. Peeradina has published several books of poetry, including First Offence in 1980 and Group Portrait (1992).  He has given readings across the world, and draws inspiration for his poetry from his life in Bombay.  Peeradina lives in Adrian, Michigan with his wife and has two children: Shoneizi and Lail. 

AWARDS 1983 British Council Writer’s Grant 1971 Fulbright Travel Gran

SUMMARY The narrator of the poem is the father of the two sisters. The elder daughter is less than ten years of age, while the younger one is a little more than five years old. The younger child is aware that she would never be able to bridge the difference of nearly five year's gap between the two sisters. She feels that neither good behavior ("how hard she cheats") will make up for the age difference. The father is aware of the inner natures of his two children. He implies that the younger daughter can employ both fair and foul means to have her way. The younger sister regards the age gap as a disadvantage. But she uses all kind of strategies to turn the disadvantage or the "handicap" of being the younger one into an advantage.