The Courtyard Spreading Out As You (Nīyākap Paṭarum Muttṟam)
Anthology of Poems
by Shameela Yoosuf Ali
Description
Distinguished by the use of compelling and beautiful imagery, Shameela's poems weave a magical world of their own.
She says in one of her poems,
My childhood is gazing curiously
dangling in the window bars of the bygone days...
My adolescence is pushing itself up and down
in the long swing of memory...
The lunacy which lures us in each age
The diaries filled with scribbles each year
Memories to me
Are a floating moon in the
glistening water in the well.
My eyes become young fish
and swim deeper and deeper
gliding into a dreamy world...
Shameela's poems evolve around the aroma of her native place, the nostalgia of the bygone days, the unfolding melancholy of losing identity, the aches of the uprooted life in foreign soil, and the depths of entrancing love.
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Author Biography
Shameela Yoosuf Ali is a bilingual Writer, Poet, artist and an Independent Researcher.
She was born in Sri Lanka and currently living in the UK.
She serves as the Editor-In-Chief of FemAsia Magazine - An alternative digital space For women to empower, inspire and impact The world.
Holding a Masters in Journalism and a Masters in Sociology, she continues her passionate academic journey.
Her research interests include Muslim women, Islamophobia, Neoliberalism and Children.
She is a resource person and a trainer in Early Childhood Education.
She has published three storybooks for children through Room to Read Sri Lanka. Her book, The Quest An anthology of poems in English was published in 2014.
Shameela is passionate about translating poetry and fiction from Tamil into English and vice versa.
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2020
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- Publisher Adaiyaalam
- ISBN/Identifier 9788177203158
- Publication Country or regionIndia
- FormatPaperback
- Pages80
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- Original Language TitleNīyākap Paṭarum Muttṟam (நீயாகப் படரும் முற்றம்)
- Original Language AuthorsTamil
- Edition2020
- Copyright Year2020
- Page size140*215 mm
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