Episode 14: Somaiya Daud on YA Sci-Fi + Poetry as Resistance - a podcast by C. R. Grimmer

In this episode, Somaiya Daud and I talk about her book, "Mirage," which is available now for pre-order (somaiyabooks.com) and will be out August 28, 2018! We discuss incorporating Arab poetry, Moroccan apparel, and the her future-set sci-fi galaxy. I learned in the interview that poetry is part of how the book looks at translation, colonization, and the necessity of a future that does not center whiteness. Somaiya is a brilliant Ph.D. candidate the University of Washington, and I already cannot wait for the sequel to Mirage :). For more, visit her site, (somaiyabooks.com).

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