Hair on Fire: Afghan Women Poets by Two Lines Press

Hair on Fire: Afghan Women Poets

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Hair on Fire: Afghan Women Poets by Two Lines Press

Two Lines Press

Hair on Fire: Afghan Women Poets

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Five female Afghan poets wield language to combat the loneliness, absurdity, and claustrophobia of life in a war-torn country and its diaspora. There are "hypnotic, long beards" tangled with mass extinctions; hateful men burning grapevines; black blindfolds; jinn in chadors; and condoms advertised every eight minutes on TV. Interspersing these are tender moments: one poet describes brushing her daughter's hair, while another imagines a tree growing at the center of a room, undisturbed by the bombs outside. In the wake of the Taliban's escalating war on Afghan women's rights, Hair on Fire is a blazing tribute to a group of exceptional poetesses and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced.
Book Details
Publisher:
Two Lines Press
ISBN:
9781949641844
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
144
Published Date:
2025-09-02
Language:
English, Persian
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