Survival Takes a Wild Imagination - Poems

In the powerful follow up to her critically acclaimed debut collection, poet and activist Fariha Róisín is writing, praying, clawing, and scratching her way out of the grips of generational trauma on the search for the freedom her mother never received and the kindness she couldn't give.

About the author

Fariha Róisín is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Ontario, Canada. She was raised in Sydney, Australia, and is based in Los Angeles, California. As a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, she is interested in the margins, liminality, otherness, and the mercurial nature of being. Her work has pioneered a refreshing and renewed conversation about wellness, contemporary Islam, and queer identities, and has appeared in the New York Times, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Vice, Village Voice, and others.

Summary

In the powerful follow up to her critically acclaimed debut collection, poet and activist Fariha Róisín is writing, praying, clawing, and scratching her way out of the grips of generational trauma on the search for the freedom her mother never received and the kindness she couldn’t give.

Product details

• Authors: Fariha RA(3)isA n, Fariha Róisín, Fariha Róisín
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.12.2023
• EAN: 9781524878221
• ISBN: 978-1-5248-7822-1
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 175 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 91 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Poetry, POETRY / Women Authors, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss, POETRY / LGBTQ+