What does Khadija Rouf say?
I've been writing poetry since I was a kid, being awarded a literary shield when I was 9 years old. I am not sure if that cemented the bug but I grew up adoring books
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of bodies / of light / of weightlessness
Khadija Rouf reviews Antonyms for Burial by Ellora Sutton (Fourteen Poems, 2022)
Seawort, marram grass, a length of rusted metal chain
Khadija Rouf reviews Notes on Water by Amanda Dalton (Smith|Doorstop, 2022)
A flower blossoming out of the hole in my face
Khadija Rouf reviews Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire (Chatto & Windus with Flipped Eye, 2022)
Three pamphlets: Martin Figura, Leontia Flynn and Naush Sabah
Khadija Rouf reviews My Name is Mercy by Martin Figura (Fair Acre, 2021), Hilary Menos reviews Nina Simone is Singing by Leontia Flynn (Mariscat Press, 2021), and Mat Riches reviews Litanies by Naush Sabah (Guillemot, 2021)
Do words help?
Consultant Clinical Psychologist and poet Khadija Rouf explores how poetry can be used to heal trauma