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Khadija Rouf

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Seawort, marram grass, a length of rusted metal chain

Khadija Rouf reviews Notes on Water by Amanda Dalton (Smith|Doorstop, 2022)

Continue readingSeawort, marram grass, a length of rusted metal chain
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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)

Continue readingA flower blossoming out of the hole in my face
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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)

Continue readingThree pamphlets: Martin Figura, Leontia Flynn and Naush Sabah
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Do words help?

Consultant Clinical Psychologist and poet Khadija Rouf explores how poetry can be used to heal trauma

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