The Relativity of Living Well

One of the things that infuriates me to no end is the misconception that we are living in a post-pandemic society. That everything is ok and in the past tense. Slowly artists, writers, and poets are making sense of what has happened AND is happening right now. I'm so happy to be able to offer 3 paperback copies to anyone in the US or Canada of The Relativity of Living Well, a debut poetry collection by Ashna Ali. I read this book and was very moved by it. Details below.

About the book

The Relativity of Living Well by Ashna Ali traces the dynamic between personal and collective struggle and grief. Chronicling the mitigation years of pandemic through an increasingly hostile geopolitical present, Ali’s poems document their journey as they grow increasingly disabled and untethered from the American Dream that brought them to the United States, offering a generous intimacy in the fog of ongoing crisis.

By turns playful and deadly serious, the poems’ emotional and political landscapes interweave to hold space for joy among dissociation, medical struggle, as well as the tensions of complicity and resistance inherent to life as a queer postcolonial subject in America.

About the author

Ashna Ali is a queer, disabled, and diasporic Bangladeshi poet raised in Italy and based in Brooklyn. A Best-of-the-Net nominee, they are a 2024 Periplus Fellow, a 2023-2024 Fellow for In Surreal Life, and serve as the Poetry Editor and Director of Educational Programming at Epiphany Magazine. They publish a weekly queer brown feminist Substack called Pain Baby, and their poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Split This Rock’s Poem-of-the-Week, Brooklyn Poets Poet-of-the-Week, The Margins, Nat Brut, Zoeglossia, and beyond. They are also the founder and co-host of the monthly poetry and music open mic and showcase, Priyo@Parlay.

Details

1) Any disabled person in the US or Canada is eligible to receive a paperback. You do not need to disclose any details about your disability.

If you already received a book from one of my previous giveaways, please consider letting other people have a chance.

2) If you do not receive a reply that means the books have been claimed or you did not include all the required information.

3) Send an email to DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com with 'Ashna Ali Giveaway’ in the title of the message. Do not reply to this post!!

4) Include the following information in your message:

• First and last name
• Mailing address

Please note: I will send this information along with your email address to the publisher. They are responsible for confirming your details and sending you the book. Please be patient!