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Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience

Patrice Vecchione, Alyssa Raymond, foreword by Javier Zamora, afterword by Emtithal Mahmoud

This poetry collection gathers work by 64 poets about immigrant lives and the search for home far from one’s birthplace. Contributors write about the struggles involved in leaving native lands and making homes elsewhere. The volume includes poets such as Elizabeth Acevedo, Samira Ahmed, Kaveh Akbar, Ada Limón, Bao Phi, and Gary Soto. An index and poet biographies provide additional information about the contributors.

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Themes
Home · Identity · Immigration And Migration · Poetry
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Published
March 12, 2019
ISBN-13
9781609809072
Language
English
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