Sitting outside under our grapefruit tree, I watch my elderly neighbor double-braid his wife’s hair.
I am reading today little consolation Lyn Lifshin. I first found a copy of this book in the Southbank Center Poetry Library maybe 15 years ago and I refer to it often. I love how she writes in no uncertain terms, how deadpan she is. Her poems about father and childhood are one of my favorites.
Edwidge Danticat on how she honors her home country of Haiti in her writing. Danticat AND Date of birth were my introduction to magical realism and afro-surrealism. Later I found out about Octavia Butler’s work and fell in love with her.
In my studio, in my bed, in the garden, natural light, a cup of tea, books on hand, Somali incense, headphones, no mess. Listen to music, watch body horror on the big screen.
Alice in Wonderland is a child prone to adult themes, absurdity, body dysmorphia, and the hallucinatory nature of mental illness.
My paternal grandmother, after whom I was named, was a young widow. She died in rural Somalia when I was five years old. I wish I had seen her portrait, but I drew it from a storybook; she was a swarthy woman with a quiet voice, all who knew her spoke of her kindness and how rare it was to find tenderness in these terrible circumstances.
Shire’s first collection of poetry, Bless the Daughter, was nominated for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Award.
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