If you read this backwards blood becomes wine by Jordan Hamel
Read Jordan Hamel’s poem ‘If you read this backwards blood becomes wine’, shortlisted for the 2021 New Writing Prize.
Archive: Poetry
Two Poems from Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe
Read an extract from Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe’s Dylan Thomas Prize-shortlisted collection, Auguries of a Minor God, accompanied by commentary from the poet.
ramadan’s greeting by Sanah Ahsan
In celebration of Ramadan, read and listen to Sanah Ahsan’s evocative and rhythmic poem ‘ramadan’s greeting’.
autopsy by Asmaa Jama
Read Asmaa Jama’s haunting poem ‘autopsy’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
In the Name of the Joto, Mariposa, y Maricón by Andrés N Ordorica
A reading from Andrés N Ordorica of his poem ‘In the Name of the Joto, Mariposa, y Maricòn — a prayer in praise of queer Latinx identity.
Two Poems by Alison Glenny
Two short, complex, and evocative poems from Aotearoa New Zealand poet Alison Glenny, author of Bird Collector.
Litany of the Shoreline by Naush Sabah
Read poet and editor Naush Sabah’s evocative and dreamy ‘Litany of the Shoreline’, first published in her debut pamphlet Litanies (Guillemot, 2021).
Fisher of Men by Caleb Femi
Following Caleb Femi’s win at the 2021 Forward Prizes for Poetry, Wasafiri is pleased to share his evocative poem ‘Fisher of Men’, which was shortlisted for the 2017 Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Five for the Forward Prize: In Conversation with the Nominees for Best First Collection
Shash Trevett, winner of a Northern Writer’s Award for Poetry and author of From a Borrowed Land, sits down to talk with the five nominees for the Felix Dennis Prize for First Collection: Caleb Femi, alice hiller, Holly Pester, Ralf Webb, and Cynthia Miller.