{"product_id":"archipelago-paperback-8","title":"Archipelago - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaila Malik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe islands of an archipelago are isolated above sea level but attached underwater; connected yet separate. \u003ci\u003earchipelago\u003c\/i\u003e, the debut poetry collection from Laila Malik, traces fragments of family, becoming and unbecoming against the shifting shorelines of loss, multigenerational migration, and (un)belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalik's lyrical poems intertwine histories of exile and ecological devastation. Beginning with a coming of age in the 80s and 90s between Canada, the Arabian Gulf, East Africa and Kashmir, they subvert conventions of lineage, instead drawing on the truths of inter-ethnic histories amidst sparse landscapes of deserts, oceans, and mountains. They question why the only certainties of \"home\" are urgency and impossibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its core, \u003ci\u003earchipelago\u003c\/i\u003e is a letter to the daughters who come before and after, a quiet disclosure of barbed ancestral legacies that only come into focus through poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaila Malik is a desisporic settler and writer living in Adobigok, traditional land of Indigenous communities that include the Anishinaabe, Seneca, Mohawk Haudenosaunee, and Wendat. Her work has been widely published in literary magazines and journals, including \u003ci\u003eContemporary Verse 2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanthius\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRicepaper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQwerty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoom, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSukoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bangalore Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArchetype\u003c\/i\u003e. Malik's essays have been longlisted for four different creative nonfiction contests and she was a fellow at the Banff Centre for Creative Arts in 2021 for her novel in progress. \u003ci\u003earchipelago\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut poetry collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 86\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350852092153,"sku":"9781771668170","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WldnZTREUThHNXRoVUFUUDhzc3hQQT09_c3fd8252-8964-46d9-a4c1-b4d61a15a1a2.webp?v=1769790410","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/archipelago-paperback-8","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}