![]() ![]() Sun and his thoughts turned the same shade ‘the first brother spoke into the womb of the Over the board, hurling languages at counters Of towli: the emir and the hakawati hunch Over in the corner, the persians and the arabsĪre at war again over the black-white noise Smaller smaller strips of sugared glints. ![]() Her brother sits there too, after being exiledįrom the land of the other room for interruptingĬoffee-table-talk by folding coke cans into On a carpet that stubbornly refuses to fly, The oasis to the only pause of sand for milesĭrains. Three horses riding through the desert stop, Outside the rain falls quiet when she beginsĪnd puddles into colours of a sigh. Is prising out a story from the painting on the wall. Into whispered green along the terraced house onĪ birmingham street, where almost-shahrazad There are palm fronds of wallpaper peeling You can enter the prize and read more about it here. The 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is open until 30 June. In this poem, Shereen Leanne weaves the mythic and contemporary to interrogate the act of storytelling, and the complex weight of heritage. ![]() These poems, essays, and short stories detail a range of emotions and experiences, produced by skilled new writers from all over the globe. Wasafiri is proud to publish the shortlisted works of the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize. By Wasafiri Editor on Jin New Writing Prize, Poetry ![]()
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