In her poem “Urdu” for TMR 58 • MOTHER TONGUE, Namal Siddiqui, expresses her love of her mother's mother tongue by way of listening to another mother and daughter.
🔗 Discover her poem: https://bit.ly/urdu-a-poem-language-as-heirloom
#NamalSiddiqui #MotherTongue #ArabWriters #DiasporaLit #Poetry
Stricken by mysterious numbness on a trip to her homeland, Amy Omar wonders: could an attempt at establishing an autonomous identity be the cause?
🔗 Discover the essay: https://bit.ly/culture-got-your-tongue
#AmyOmar #MotherTongue #ArabWriters #LanguageAndIdentity #DiasporaLit #LiteraryEssay
For an Arab writer, English as a mother tongue can be a lonely place. Mai Al-Nakib's latest essay explores what it means to exist at the periphery of the literary establishment.
🔗 https://bit.ly/english-and-my-mothers-ghost
#MotherTongue #ArabWriters #DiasporaLit #LiteraryEssay
📖 TMR 58 • MOTHER TONGUE drops on March 6th. Here at The Markaz Review, we are endlessly fascinated by the myriad paths language can take, and notably how different languages intersect, collide, clash, or merge.
#MotherTongue #LanguageAndIdentity #LifeInTranslation #DiasporaLit #LiteraryMagazine
Mòran taing dha na bàird uile a bha an sàs san tachartas seo a-nochd! Bha e cho math fàilte a chur air Ray is farsaingeachd saothrach a chluinntinn.
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#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #Scots #Poetry #ScotLit #IrishLit #DiasporaLit #Disaspora #NewScots #NewIrish
An evening of poetry readings featuring Gaels, Scots, New Scots and Irish working across linguistic and literary traditions. Join us for a spellbinding evening of readings, celebrating connection and cultural exchange.
#DiasporaLit #DiasporaLiterature #DiasporaPoetry #ScotLit #IrishLit
Ramadan’s poetry in THIS SWEET RUPTURE reveals some of the cultural negotiation that occurs within BIPOC immigrant families when one is a first-generation child, living in a liminal space between cultures.
https://bit.ly/40u9ity
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#poetry #Lebanon #diasporalit #hybrid #arab
Omar Ramadan's THIS SWEET RUPTURE speaks to the ever-present Islamophobia, anti-Arab racism, and xenophobia that exist in Canadian society and culture.
https://bit.ly/40u9ity
@orphdc.bsky.social
#poetry #debut #Lebanon #immigrant #diasporalit #hybrid #arab
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“Ramadan layers sonic patterns into sensory delights around the dinner table…. A dazzling collection...” Cristalle Smith, author of Invisible Lives
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@cristallesmith.bsky.social #poetry #CanLit #debut #diasporalit #hybrid #arab #Lebanon #immigrant
“These are haunting and humorous lessons in how to be human. Each poem is a whole world of love amongst our world of wars.” Kaityln Purcell, author of ʔbédayine
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#poetry #CanLit #debut #diasporalit #hybrid #arab #immigrant
Resonant and intricate, THIS SWEET RUPTURE thoughtfully navigates cultural identity, war, memory, and family.
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You can catch Omar in Lethbridge at WOTS in September 30.
#poetry #CanLit #debut #nextread #antiracist #Lebanon #immigrant #diasporalit #arab @orphdc.bsky.social
New blog post at cupblog.org. Q&A: Zeina Sleiman on Where the Jasmine Blooms. It includes the book cover and a quote from the author. The book is published by Roseway Publishing and distributed by Columbia University Press.
In this Q&A, the Palestinian Canadian writer and author of WHERE THE JASMINE BLOOMS, Zeina Sleiman, reflects on her relationship to places and the inspiration behind the novel. buff.ly/BlMl9dl #LiteraryFiction #DiasporaLit #PalestinianStories #ImmigrantStories #WomenWriters #NovelsOfPlace #BookRecs
Bold voices. Brave stories. Global celebration.
Stay tuned — and get ready to meet the author who’s about to change the game.
#IskanchiBookPrize #AfricanBooks #LiteraryVoices #IndiePublishing #BlackAuthors #DiasporaLit
I’ve thinking a lot about diaspora stories of late — African and Asian especially. Fiction of all genres that explores the inter generational legacy of displacement. One that I love that’s coming up is Portrait of a Thief by Grace Li. What do you recommend? #diasporalit
