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New Releases 2022-2023 titles (new and upcoming) from Mawenzi House

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November 2023

15/11/2023
Fareh Malik’s Streams that Lead Somewhere shortlisted for the Hamilton Literary Award for Poetry! Read here.

04/11/2023
Lien Chao interviewed by Global News Vancouver about Spiritual Pursuits. Watch here.

October 2023

30/10/2023
Reimagining Chinatown listed by CBC Books as one of “13 eerily good books to read this Halloween.” Read here.

29/10/2023
Monia Mazigh interviewed by Global News Vancouver about Gendered Islamophobia. Watch here.

04/10/2023
Isolated Incident by Mariam Pirbhai reviewed by Candace Fertile in Maple Tree Literary Supplement. Read here.

04/10/2023
Nila the Bleeding Garden by Laila Re reviewed by Candace Fertile in Maple Tree Literary Supplement. Read here.

01/10/2023
Isolated Incident by Mariam Read more

Holi: Spring Festival of Colours
From Mattress Makers, by Sasenarine Persaud. May there always be spring in our eyesand fingers, feet: pink ixoras, red hibiscusmauve madar—green buds everywhere Even live oaks’ allergenic dust coating everythingyellow, golden gainda, daddy said, not marigoldspani re pani tera rang kaisa—is it rain—or Water what is your colour? Or plucked stingsMukesh mixing easily with jhaals chimingfrom UP: Holi Khele Raghuvira Awadh Mein May we sing for a thousand years—more—chowtals, olaras—Mamas crafting coconut gojiasdholaks in arteries, hearts,…
Thanksgiving
From Mattress Makers by Sasenarine Persaud, forthcoming from Mawenzi House. Sun dances through clear-glass doorflagged by palm fronds wavingwebbed arms to bladed bananaLeaf-shadows lounging on fence—a morning thief dropping red petalson clipped lawn Indian orchid heartsrolling wind circumambulatingmy south and yours warm jamunleaves gyrating on weathered paling
Listening to Lata
From Love in a Time of Technology, by Sasenarine Persaud.