Description
Poetry. Inspired by the Rocky Mountains, LAND OF THE SKY is a means of using detail from a distance to reflect on the socio-political and the human that is all around us. The poems in this collection explore the land through the distance of the sky and understand that which seems so grounded as a sky full of metaphor and near-unfathomable reflexes of history. The volume covers themes that come together in a kind of harmony, in particular, the notion of otherness from a variety of perspectives—being other at home, being other in your chosen new home, being at home and considering others as other. Poems reflect on a breadth of viewpoints that treat both the political and the humane, and the poet's view is a compassionate one, always finding for the individual who may be lost in the larger picture.
Author Bio
Salimah Valiani is a poet, activist, and researcher. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, of a Ugandan mother and Tanzanian father, like her parents, Salimah left home in her late teenage years and began a journey of study and work that included extended stays in Montreal, Quebec; London (UK); New York City and Binghamton (USA); Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario; and Cape Town, South Africa. She has published four collections of poetry: breathing for breadth (2005); LETTER OUT: LETTER IN (Inanna Publications, 2009); LAND OF SKY (Inanna Publications, 2016); Cradles (2017); and 29 LEADS TO LOVE (Inanna Publications, 2021). Her latest publication is the poem-story, "Dear South Africa," one of seven pieces in Praxis Magazine's 2019-2020 Chapbook Series.
Author City: TORONTO, ON CAN