Alycia Pirmohamed
@a_pirmohamed
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✾ @nanprize winner, A Beautiful and Vital Place ✾ rep @portyliterary ✾ @polygonbooks & @yesyesbooks ✾ @scotbpocwriters & @ledburycritics ✾ she
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined February 2016
Overwhelmed right now with so many things. But this news 🙏🏽. Thank you to the @NanPrize judges for believing in this work, to everyone at @canongatebooks, to the longlisted writers – many of whom have become friends, to @PortyLiterary for the guidance. I truly love my community.
We're delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 Nan Shepherd Prize is @a_pirmohamed's A Beautiful and Vital Place!. As winner of the prize, Alycia will receive a £10,000 publishing contract with @canongatebooks and an offer of representation with @PortyLiterary
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RT @anthro_poetry: Today on Anthropocene new poetry by @a_pirmohamed ☔️🪞.
www.anthropocenepoetry.org
after Sara AhmedI pour water from a vase onto my avenues of amaryllis.My skin speaks to me about her own shadow.This month alone, I have had twenty dreamsthat feature the erosion of my body.—I am so...
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RT @jr_carpenter: author’s copies of Measures of Weather have arrived, with lush blurbs from @a_pirmohamed, @mariaxrose, and Peter Jaeger.….
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some end of year reflections on the substack today [about borders, visiting home, favourite essays, & national identity]. in 2024, I submitted & published less than ever - but my accomplishments were many even if they looked different than in the past 🤍.
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when u could've joined the call for PACBI but do this instead.
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RT @deesoulpoetry: Didn’t post on main at first cause you never know who’s an opp lol but I didn’t sign an NDA and I don’t think Zionism de….
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RT @FadyJoudah: An effortless reading from @a_pirmohamed who reads […] as her own; thank you.
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RT @VChangPoet: Thanks to Alycia Pirmohamed, Nina Mingya Powles, Jessica Lee, and Pratyusha for sending me this collaborative pamphlet. htt….
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RT @Outspoken_Press: ‘[. ] is a collection that captures so much. It is an important lyrical document that is, in a sense, infinite - unfi….
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RT @Workshops4Gaza: Please take a minute to read about the incredible work done in the North today! This is what your donations make possib….
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RT @IntifadaBatata: Some news, with a heavy heart and gratitude for the people who fight to keep Palestinians alive, despite. My next poetr….
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RT @jr_carpenter: my new poetry collection, Measures of Weather, is now available for pre-order from @ShearsmanBooks (out in February 2025)….
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RT @Lighthousebks: During Read Palestine Week “We read – publicly and in community – as part of the global resistance to genocide.” . Brows….
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RT @extrateethmag: We are also thrilled to be taking on two new mentees! Submissions for mentorships will open December 15th to December 31….
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two years ago in Nov 2022, the stunning US edition of Another Way to Split Water came out with YesYes Books. this cover is a remarkable work of art that I love so much. the way the text borders the design is so dynamic & the typesetting is so unique. thank you to the YYB team! 🦋.
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RT @MosabAbuToha: Heartbreaking as always. This time my uncle Said Abu Toha, 83 years old and husband of my aunt, was found killed in the s….
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in my newsletter, I grapple with my desire for validation within academia, reflecting on what it means to want to belong in a structure (institution, nation state) that is oppressive & hostile. I also consider the value of alternative imaginations/dreams.
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RT @Outspoken_Press: Haia’s family has been displaced since Nov 2023. If you can, please donate to their fundraiser here:. .
www.gofundme.com
The Hands of Time Stop In My Homeland Life pulses beyond the borders… Aliya Lahiri needs your support for Evacuate from Gaza to Safety: Poet Haia & Family
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