2nd printing / Aug 2025

poems by SALMA HUSSAIN
originally published July 2025
32 pp., thread bound, 5.75"x 7.5"
ISBN # 978-1-998521-07-4
cover of handmade recycled cotton rag paper
flyleaf of Obonai Feather paper

edited by: Puneet Dutt

cover design by: Christine Cheug

Salma Hussain writes poetry and prose. Her writing has appeared in The Fiddlehead, The Humber Literary Review, The Temz Review, Queen’s Quarterly, The Antigonish Review, The Hong Kong Review, Prism International, and Pleiades: Literature in Context, among others. Her debut novel, The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan, about a young girl’s immigration and menstruation journey, is a funny read for kids and kids-at-heart. Connect with her at @salma_h_writes.

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