My third book of poems is scheduled to be launched on Sunday February 3rd, 2019 at 3:00pm in New Westminster, BC Canada in Douglas Collage. It is self-published through McNally Robinson. https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/home
Due to my injury, five poet friends including New Westminster Poet Laurite Alan Hill graciously accepted to recite my poetry on my behalf that day. There will be live Kurdish and traditional music as well.
A long time family friend and TV personality/ public figure Mr. Shwan Chawshin through Kurdish House in Vancouver planned the full elaborate event of launching my book.
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Spread the news and do come to the event
Here is the invitation card Kaka Shwan created for the upcoming event.
My previous 2 poetry books that were published by Silver Bow will be on display and for sale as well.
My book (Dreamers Needed) is $20.00 and on the day of the event, my previous books (Counting Waves) & ( I’m No Hero) are on sale for $15.00 each.
I hope you can come or at least share the news and help me get the word out. I ship my books worldwide so feel free to order from me or from the publisher.
First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge that I humbly live on the traditional, unceeded territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) & xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. Thank you for allowing me to live on your land —Vancouver, BC Canada.
I am a Canadian citizen who migrated from Kurdistan —Present day Northern Iraq, in 1995 after spending over a year as an asylum seeker in Turkey.
I was born and raised in Baghdad in 1972, I am the fifth of eleven children; three boys and seven girls –one brother passed away in infancy.
I am the author of ( I’m No Hero) and ( Counting Waves ) published by: Silver Bow Publishing. I am dedicating my third book of poems ( Dreamers Needed ) to my teenage boys, Trey, 15 and Wyatt, 13.
I started reciting my poems for the first time in 2013 at The Holy Wow Poets Canada in Maple Ridge. I am currently a member of the Canadian Authors Association, Federation of BC Writers, The Royal City Literary Art Society and the Holy Wow Poets Canada. I am presently the secretary of the Royal City Literary Arts Society. I work as a freelance interpreter.
I was commissioned in the fall of 2017 to write a poem about the refugee experience to DaCapo Chamber Choir in Toronto. The event will feature my poem “I am here” in spring 2019.
I was one of the recipients of the 2018 Distinguished Poet Award from WIN– Writers International Network Canada and was 3rd place winner at the 2018 Tagore Festival Peace Poems contest. Since first sharing my poetry in 2013, I have featured in numerous poetry events throughout the Greater Vancouver area.
My work has been published in The Royal City Poets Anthologies (Silver Bow Publishing), The Royal City Literary Arts Society online magazine eZine, Wordplay at Work, Creative Quills Ink Verse (North Vancouver), Celebrate Canada 150 and Culture Days From Far and Wide (Multicultural Creative Writing Collection 2017) and the 2018 Holy Wow Poets Anthology (Maple Ridge).
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