Co-edited by Tahmina Ali and Jo Clement, this exciting new poetry anthology presents the voices of eleven South Asian women in North East England. The book's unique cover artwork and illustrations are specially commissioned pieces by Sofia Fox Barton.
We're proud to support these new and emerging poets, many of whom find their first publications here:
Akiba Azad
Fajar Kashif
Hemangi Chakravarty
Ilisha Thiru Purcell
Iqra Choudry
Janna Ajmal
Mymona Bibi
Sadiah Rahman
Safa Maryam
Sam Hamilton
Tahmina Ali
The work in this publication has been developed via New Writing North’s ‘Brown Girls Write’ programme, part of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation-funded West End Writes project aimed at co-creating cultural activity in the West End of Newcastle. The ‘Brown Girls Write’ programme has also been supported by the North of Tyne Combined Authority and New Writing North’s Skills Hub.
