The Stacks Book Club - April 2024
The January Children by Safia Elhillo
National Poetry Month means another collection of poems for our April Book Club. This time we're reading The January Children by Safia Elhillo, a Sudanese-American, Maryland-born poet. Her heartfelt and award-winning debut 2017 collection explores displacement, post-colonialism and intense, personal longing. It's dedicated to the titular generation of those born in Sudan under British occupation, all assigned the same January 1 birthdate. Elhillo's poems speak to the experience of being a stranger in one's own homeland, and seeking buried truths while occupying two worlds at once.
We will discuss The January Children by Safia Elhillo on Wednesday, April 24th. You can find out who our guest will be by listening to our April 3rd episode. If you'd like even more discussion around the book, consider joining The Stacks Pack on Patreon to participate in The Stacks' monthly virtual book club.
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