Description
Afshan D’souza-Lodhi’s debut poetry collection re: desire explores the yearning to love, be loved and belong from a desi (South Asian) perspective. Her work sits on the intersections of flash fiction, poetry and script, echoing the hybridity of the worlds that many young British desis find themselves occupying. Drawing on the poetry of many different languages and cultures – Urdu, English, Konkani, Islamic and Christian – this collection explores how we access our traditions from a distance.
re: desire is a collection of poetry that draws upon literary traditions and cultural references to flip the male gaze common in mushairas on its head. Common themes for mushairas are love, God and being drunk or intoxicated by love and God – but is usually seen from a male perspective. The pieces in re: desire are mainly told from a female perspective, and question the gender given to particular acts, objects and ideas.
Counting Creatures 
Loss of the Magyar and Other Poems 
The Iliad 
Greetings from Grandpa 
Words the Turtle Taught Me 
Centres of Cataclysm 
Collected Poems and Drawings of Stevie Smith 
New and Selected Poems, Volume Two 
Shuffle and Squelch: Book and CD Pack 
A Little Body Are Many Parts