Poet Rabha Ashry on ‘loving the alien’, Black Sunflowers, and Playing Foreigner
Winner of the 2020 Brunel International African Poetry Prize, Rabha Ashry probes her different identities, navigating Arabness, queerness and more, in her chapbook “loving the alien”, published by UK’s first crowdfunded poetry press Black Sunflowers. Tusshara Nalakumar Srilatha reviews her poems and talks to Ashry about her process and practice
Beautiful Adonis of a Lake Bradford Sandwich Shop
“I watch your lips move as you / Ask if I want mayonnaise, mustard” – Shane Allison cloaks queer lust in rich food imagery.
Queer Body and Soul
Amanda Malamut weaves together their Catholic past with their queerness in this new poem. Accompanying artwork by Marcus Fessler.