RÓISÍN, Fariha
Survival Takes a Wild Imagination

I’m rolling my tongue
into a U shape, pretending to
move up on you. Suck you
like a mango. Rooted
in you like a slimy
dream come true.

This collection of poetry asks a kaleidoscope of questions: Who is my family? My father? How do I love a mother no longer here? Can I see myself? What does it mean to be Bangladeshi? What is a border? Innately hopeful and resolutely strong, Fariha's voice turns to the optimism and beauty inherent in rebuilding the self, and in turn, the world that the self moves through. Ubiquitous to the human experience, Survival Takes a Wild Imagination is an illuminating breath of fresh air from a powerful poetic voice. [publishers’ note]

Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2024
Poetry