Where We Find Ourselves

Title: Where We Find Ourselves: Poems and Stories of Maps and Mapping from UK writers of the global majority

Author: (Eds.) Sandra A Agard and Laila Sumpton

Genre: Anthology - Poetry and Short Fiction

Publisher: Arachne Press

Date: October 2021

Format: Paperback and ebook

Stories and poems from 45 UK writers of the Global Majority, from African, African American, Arab, Asian, Bangladeshi, Black British, Black British Caribbean, Black African, British Asian, British African Caribbean, British Indian, British Lebanese, British Sri Lankan, British Pakistani, Caribbean, Chinese, Chinese-Filipino, Chinese-Malaysian, Indiginous Mexican Latinx, Indian, Middle Eastern, Mixed Race, South Asian and Tamil communities, writing about maps and mapping. Stories and poems of finding oneself and getting lost, colonialism and diaspora, childhood exploration and adult homecoming, and much more.

Featuring work by:

Alexander Williams, Alireza Abiz, Amanda Addison, Ambrose Musiyiwa, Anita Goveas, Be Manzini, Benson Egwuonwu, Catherine Okoronkwo , Crystal Koo, Dean Atta, Des Mannay, Désirée 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, Oluwaseun Olayiwola, P.A.Bitez, Rachael Li Ming Chong, Rhiya Pau, Rick Dove, Sami Ibrahim, Sandra Nimako-Boatey, Shamini Sriskandarajah, Yvie Holder, Z.R. Ghani