ABSTRACT
The prologue considers the degree to which colonialism is isolated in time and space or, on the contrary, far-reaching in its relevance to people’s lives today, no matter where they live or what their national origin or background might be. Hogan maintains that the consequences of colonialism remain nearly ubiquitous today. He illustrates his points through the analysis of a poem by the Kashmiri writer Lalita Pandit Hogan. The poem addresses the harms done to Kashmiris (both Hindu and Muslim) by the derivative colonialisms of India and Pakistan. These harms threaten almost all of us, due to the potential for nuclear war in the region, as suggested in the conclusion of the poem.
