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Behind our names : an anthology of SWANA- & Muslim-identified teens /

"Behind Our Names is a collection of poetry that deep dives into self discovery by asking difficult questions about family, community, and the histories that sculpt us. The poems within resist definition and earnestly ask the reader to listen in more complicated, attentive, and nuanced ways as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ismail, Amira (Author), Hassan, Noel (Author), Sheikh, Nishat (Author), Elbgal, Aisha (Author), Morshed, Kea (Author)
Corporate Author: Chapter 510 & the Department of Make Believe (sponsoring body.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, CA : Nomadic Press, [2020]
©2020.
Subjects:
Teenagers' writings, American.
Young adult poetry, American.
American poetry > Muslim authors > 21st century.
Middle Eastern Americans > Poetry.
Identity (Philosophical concept) > Poetry.
Group identity > Poetry.
Poetry.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Our mosaic ; Shay-filled nights ; Teta ; Mango-colored sunset / Amira Ismail
  • Writing ; Mission ; The noor in the darkness ; Dreams / Noel Hassan
  • Silk ; Pyre / Nishat Sheikh
  • Voices ; History ; Control / Aisha Elbgal
  • Why did he leave? ; Lost time ; What is greater than the hen? ; No one / Kea Morshed
  • Classroom guide