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Sharif, Solmaz
Staff Pick, Poetry (by Niamh)
Focusing on the experiences of immigrating to the US from Iran, Solmaz Sharif speaks both tenderly and profoundly about homesickness and a desire for belonging in a foreign place that never truly feels like home. Considering all they feel they have left behind and can no longer access in Iran (physically, emotionally, culturally), the writing in this collection is both thought-provoking and stylistically clever.