almost-shahrazad by Shereen Leanne
Read Shereen Leanne’s expansive, vivid poem ‘almost-shahrazad’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Archive: Poetry
Ghost Talker Poem by Dorsía Smith Silva
In this poem, shortlisted for the 2021 Wasafiri Queen Mary New Writing Prize, Dorsía Smith Silva delivers a chilling elegy to childhood and to the missing Black girls who never found.
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.
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).