BIRTHRIGHT 2020 In the words of the

In the words of the author

Simpson pulls back the curtain

Reading Usman’s work is like drinking a warm chai while watching the sunset in Brooklyn

wonder and humor make even the most mundane moments of our lives feel possible

BIRTHRIGHT 2020 In the words of theGeorge Abraham, 2020. Abrahams highly anticipated debut constructs a dialogue in which every pronoun is a Free Palestine. Through poems of immense emotion, and the use of alluring form, Abraham crafts work that examines what we come to own by existing. Birthright begs readers to stay, to stay lucid, to stay alive, to stay present in this very moment; as it knows now is all we are guaranteed. As trauma seeps through generations, can the body