For, In Your Tongue, I Cannot Fit: Encounters with Censored Poets – By Shilpa Gupta (Editor), Salil Tripathi (Editor)

Experience an extraordinary, multi-sensory monument to human resistance and the unshakeable power of the written word. Conceived in deep, creative dialogue with renowned contemporary artist Shilpa Gupta’s globally acclaimed multimedia sound installation, For, In Your Tongue, I Cannot Fit is a haunting and vital anthology. Moving completely away from standard, detached poetry compilations or academic literary histories, this premium Westland volume functions as a profound, screen-free immersion into the raw realities of free expression—uniting the verses of poets across centuries and continents who were systematically imprisoned, exiled, or executed purely for their words.

This groundbreaking book acts as both a permanent archive and an extension of the physical art exhibition. It brings together a staggering network of global voices who dared to speak truth to power under brutal authoritarian regimes, foreign occupations, and theological orthodoxies. Written and curated with exceptional empathy, clarity, and historical rigor by Gupta alongside veteran human rights journalist Salil Tripathi, the pages integrate stark typography, evocative illustrations, and documentary images alongside the written pieces. The result is a genre-defying masterpiece that transforms political tragedy into a beautiful testament to cross-border solidarity, making it an essential reference tool for curators, human rights advocates, writers, and anyone looking to understand the enduring fight for global freedom of speech.Rather than delivering an unstructured wall of text, For, In Your Tongue, I Cannot Fit neatly organizes its international collection of resistance across four core, highly scannable thematic layers: