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English
Stonewake Books
11 May 2026
This, my first collection of poetry, reflects my heritage, professional life, and other stories.

I am Malaysian of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. I have lived in the U.

K and in the West Midlands throughout my adult life.

In this collection I have tried to weave the threads of the vibrant multilingual Malaysian culture into my Malaysian themed poems from our love of food to childhood memories. I have expressed myself in Malaysian English alongside some lines in Malay and Tamil. These poems are perhaps best realised as spoken word.

A significant part of my identity is defined by medicine. I hope the poems echoing my time as a junior doctor and a GP show some of the raw emotion and humour associated with life in clinical medicine.

I have referenced the work of V.V. Ganeshananthan's novel Brotherless Night and Philip Larkin's poem This Be The Verse in two of my poems on heritage and parents respectively.

Interspersed among my poems are some sketches which I hope add a visual companion to the words.

My wish is that you read my poems and perhaps find a thread or nugget that chimes with your own story
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Imprint:   Stonewake Books
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   122g
ISBN:   9781912605859
ISBN 10:   1912605856
Pages:   72
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Poems

The streets are alive with talk and cut-and-thrust of Malay and its anglicised form, Manglish. The street vendor's banter adds energy to the collection. It is this rugged joyfulness that carries the speaker through the pain of separation, the trials of a demanding occupation - to a final acceptance of one's own children growing up, eventually to leave, as you did once. Francis Sheppard, Saturday Books, Dudley The poet's Malaysian themed verses hit a nostalgic sweet spot; her whimsical style is evident both in her writing and sketches. Ode to Raju and Children of the Drain left me thinking of a bygone time. Indi Nadarajah, actor, and comedian. I remember the first time I ever heard Sundari read her poems. I was blown away by her passion and the references to Malaysian culture. After all, when one thinks about Black Country culture one does not necessarily think Tamil voices and Malaysian culture. Ian Henery, The Ian Henery Show, Black Country Xtra Sundari's medical poems will resonate with the experiences of many doctors. In House Officer (1986) she channels the relentlessness of being on-call. Thought Bubbles injects humour into a busy GP's busy day. Her Malaysian inspired poems come to life when she performs them. Tracey O'Shea, doctor, ceramic, glass, and mixed media artist.


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