Dark in places, brighter in others

128 - Very excited to be featured in an event this weekend where I'll be reading from a completed manuscript of poems that reflect on diaspora, religious trauma, and caregiving. Today I give you two poems from Safa Khatib's debut collection A Dress of Locusts.🍎 Come to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠poetry event at Kubrick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on July 27Radio version archived on ⁠⁠Mixcloud⁠⁠ Playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.atomicheart.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Atomic Heart airs weekly on CFMS 105.9Curated and presented by Atom Alicia