Noon Raja Alem

Noon Raja AlemTwo brothers wrestle, a bird lies in a young boys hand, an entire field lives within the eye of a needle. Noon is a sparkling debut from Birmingham born poet Zain Rishi, exploring home, family and faith. From the heat of the school relay and his grandmothers Kashmiri chai to the images of a young man kissing a city goodbye, these poems chart a coming of age journey across place, sexuality and family ties. Rich in its interrogation of language and

In Senegal

Whether telling of a boy cyclops or a pretty dead girl

featuring poems which embrace play

and politicians who have all found a place within the city’s vibrant atmosphere

he has published extensively in Ireland

who is only sixteen and has already tried to reach Italy on a long

" — Dr Jess Moriarty

His last six books – The Black and White Days

Author of a Mslexia magazine prize-winning pamphlet

you can be what you want to be

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MANY THANKS to all our contributors