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Description: | 'Read On 2' is a short collection of poetry published by the AWWC in 1994. Most of the works in the collection emerged from the Collective's weekly meetings or workshops and were discussed, edited and re-written during the workshop process. The collection consists of thirty-three poems, out of which we have digitised the following works: "Indian Ocean" by Maya Chowdhry, which uses the sea as a metaphor to discuss identity and geographic boundaries; "Mother Hate" by Afshan Malik explores themes of hate and familial discord; Shanta Acharya's "Ganesh Puja", reflects on the experience of worship; "Don't Get Me Started Gidha Pa", by Chila Burman, comments on the experiences of growing up in Britain as an Asian teenager; "One Love" by Shamshad Khan, is a poem about love and intimacy; homelessness is the theme of "My Home" by Siu Won Ng; "Place in Southall" by Parminder Sekhon highlights racism in Southall; and "Black Hole" by Kamila Zahno discusses the concept of identity. | Subjects: | Workshops Anthologies Literature Workshops (creative writing) Book | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Creator: Asian Women Writers Collective Associated Person/Organisation: Randhawa, Ravinder; Chowdhry, Maya | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=4733... | Go to resource |
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