Hair on Fire: Afghan Women Poets -- Sarah Coolidge, Paperback

Five female Afghan poets wield language to combat the loneliness, absurdity, and claustrophobia of life in a war-torn country and its diaspora. There are "hypnotic, long beards" tangled with mass extinctions; hateful men burning grapevines; black blindfolds; jinn in chadors; and condoms advertised every eight minutes on TV. Interspersing these are tender moments: one poet describes brushing her daughter's hair, while another imagines a tree growing at the center of a room, undisturbed by the bombs outside. In the wake of the Taliban's escalating war on Afghan women's rights, Hair on Fire is a blazing tribute to a group of exceptional poetesses and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced.

Author: Sarah Coolidge
Publisher: Two Lines Press
Published: 09/02/2025
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781949641844