Where We Find Ourselves

Poems and Stories of Maps and Mapping from UK based Writers of the Global Majority

Laila Sumpton, Sandra A. Agard, Laila Sumpton, Sandra A. Agard

• Publisher: Arachne Press
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781913665456
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Poetry
• Index: Literature

Stories and poems from thirty-nine UK based writers of the Global Majority from African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Carribean, South American, Chinese and Malay communities write about maps and mapping. Stories and poems of finding oneself and getting lost, colonialism and diaspora, childhood exploration and adult homecoming. Authors: Alexander Williams, Alireza Abiz, Amanda Addison, Ambrose Musiyiwa, Anita Goveas, Be Manzini, Benson Egwuonwu, Catherine Okoronkwo, Crystal Koo, Dean Atta, Des Mannay, Desiree Reynolds, Dipika Mummery, Emily Abdeni Holman, Farhana Khalique, Gita Ralleigh, Kavita A Jindal, L Kiew, Lesley Kerr, Lorraine Dixon, Lorraine Mighty, Malka Al-Haddad, Mallika Khan, Marina Sanchez, Marka Rifat, Meng Qiu, Mimi Yusuf, Nasim Rebecca Asl, Ngoma Bishop, Nikita Aashi Chadha, Chadha Oluwaseun Olayiwola, P.A.Bitez, Rachael Chong, Rhiya Pau, Rick Dove, Sami Ibrahim, Sandra Nimako, Yvie Holder, Z.R. Ghani

Contents

Introduction	Sandra A Agard and Laila Sumpton
Survival Protocol	Be Manzini
Make Me Into a River	ZR Ghani
The Selden map	L Kiew
Capillary Motion	Rachael Li Ming Chong
The Hand You Were Dealt Before You Were Born	Amanda Addison
Colourful Chart	Meng Qiu
A ship on the horizon doesn’t make me feel less alone	L Kiew
Managing Through a Pandemic: Hands Face Space	Lorraine Mighty
Repatriation	Selina Nwulu
The Lie	Benson Egwuonwu
Geography Lesson	Marina Sánchez
Invasion	Crystal Koo
Jallianwalla Bagh	Nikita Aashi Chadha
The Mother I Never Met	PA Bitez
Biafra	Catherine Okoronkwo
Speak Me a Poem	Em...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Introduction
• Survival Protocol
• Make Me Into a River
• The Selden Map
• Capillary Motion
• The Hand You Were Dealt Before You Were Born
• Colourful Chart
• A ship on the horizon doesn’t make me feel less alone
• Managing Through a Pandemic: Hands - Face - Space
• Repatriation
• The Lie
• Geography Lesson
• Invasion
• Jallianwalla Bagh
• The Mother I Never Met
• Biafra
• Speak Me a Poem
• Anvils and Canals
• Mermaid Visits the Archive
• The Leaving
• Departure Lounge
• The Inner City Kite that Yearns for Freedom
• Runway Flower
• We Painted the Sky
• Running On The Spot
• Silver Line
• A Walk in the Countryside
• My Sister’s Care Home Promises
• Anchusa
• Baseline Measurements
• Temporospatial Tongue Triangulations
• A Glossary of Terms
• A Man’s Space
• The Dove’s Throat
• Without Borders
• Journey to the Land Unknown
• To Hope
• Yarl’s Wood
• Triptychs from the Hungarian Border
• They Call Themselves Las Águilas del Desierto/ The Eagles of the Desert
• Rollercoasters
• Translate This Sentence
• The Way Back Home
• Haibun for your return
• Summer ’95
• Cocoon Lucky
• A place to call
• My Fault
• Hi-Spy Viewing Machine
• East Coast
• SE16
• Ife
• Yarmouk University
• Yoga with the Black Mothers Group
• Yalda 1400
• About Arachne Press