exciting things are happening! overjoyed that ‘Piecemeal’ will be in the world soon 🎏

perfect days (2023)

Anna Akhmatova wrote, “Spring”, they call her, I call her solitude.”

As you return home, to your home, think of others
(do not forget the people of the camps).

—Mahmoud Darwish
▪︎ Palestinian poet ▪︎

Okay, so here it is, my news in full!

I’ve written a novel, Determination about Jamila Shah, an overworked and under appreciated immigration solicitor, and all the characters that populate her world.

It took me YEARS to write and I’m so excited to share it with you! ❤️❤️❤️

Some news!!!

Today on Anthropocene new poetry by adrija 🥀🏙️

anthropocenepoetry.org/post/3-poems-b…

A little while ago Noreen Masud sent me a painted dala horse, and I wrote a little poem about it (and then left it in my google docs for fear it was too sentimental!)🧡 I think its important to hang on to these little kindnesses at the moment.

James Baldwin: 'The world is held together, really it is, held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people.'

Don’t look away. Continue to amplify.

Look at all these brill people saying brill things about the Braag's latest (and wettest) pamphlet!

Kimberly Nguyen-Poet Laureate of Pay Transparency Type of fishnet stockings

So proud of the Wasafiri team, who have been hard at work behind the scenes to open the 15th New Writing Prize (!) in our 40th anniversary year (!). Submit by 1 July and have your work read by a truly inspiring and trailblazing panel of judges.

More about Passages Through Genocide (gazapassages.com), an online project that collates and disseminates texts written by Gazans living through the current Israeli assault, today on ArabLit:

arablit.org/2024/01/29/all…

thinking about ana mendieta’s work today. 💗

Potato came to India in 16th century. First written record of dosa was in 8th century.

Which means there was an 800 year gap between first dosa and first masala dosa.

How's this for a start to the year! THREE new pamphlets. Non-Fiction by Amina Khan, Nushelle de Silva and Praha R, collaborating with The Willowherb Review & brandon hullott. Take a look at the pamphlets guillemotpress.co.uk/nonfiction and come celebrate with us at the Exeter launch eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-perspect…

Cover drop for our 2024 poetry pamphlets...? 🙀

Pond by sarah westcott
Gannota: A Tale of Three Thimbles by Nina Murray

Pre-Orders open next week! 🫀💚

This professional person poem has just taken me apart. Cowboy is a must read!