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Time to pick the poet and poems for April's National Poetry Month #QueerBC
Pick the poet you want to read in April and 2 of your favourite poems from the list
Voting will end Sunday 30th March

Vote here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJXn1bYejM0eX2whVOgixUzo_Bh5DvDBHMWeZS...

Time to pick the poet and poems for April‘s National Poetry Month #QueerBC

Pick the poet you want to read in April and 2 of your favourite poems from the list
Voting will end Sunday 30th March

Vote here: https://forms.gle/9fEvsgB4o7zVqNQY6

For Razia, growing up is complicated by being Pakistani in 1980s NYC, highly religious parents, & her developing feelings for a fellow classmate @ her new high school.

Oh, but this broke my heart. My parents weren‘t as religious as Razia‘s, but her complicated friendships w/ the girls in her community, academic pressure, the feeling that you need to follow your parents‘ plan, & the fear you‘ll disappoint them, all felt familiar to me.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Oo nearly forgot about this! Thanks for everyone participating on Litsy, you reminded me.

It runs from March 21-31. Instagram has some amazing recommendations.

Tagging the #QueerBC group in case you want to join as well

#WeeklyForecast

Got a #Roll100 read, the #QueerBC book, and my #ThematicCozies pick all coming up this week! 💖

I adored this book. It is so funny/strange that two girls from different neighborhoods- I grew up in a rural area, Razia in Corona, Queens, from different cultures-I grew up in a southern Independent Baptist home, Razia in a Pakistani Muslim home had the same experiences growing up in the 80s. We both had the very controlling mother and the hyper zealousness of our religions. Reading this book reminded me of how my childhood friends saved me.

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#QueerBC April's author is Alan Hollinghurst! This is an author l'm aware of but never read anything by them. I think I have The Line of Beauty haunting my shelves somewhere
Have you read this author before? Drop any recommendations in the comments
Don't forget March's author is Bushra Rehman.
There is still loads of March left! How are we all getting on?

#QueerBC April‘s author is Alan Hollinghurst! This is an author I‘m aware of but never read anything by them. I think I have The Line of Beauty haunting my shelves somewhere

Have you read this author before? Drop any recommendations in the comments

Don‘t forget March‘s author is Bushra Rehman. There is still loads of March left! How are we all getting on?

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A beautifully written book about tradition and what happens when it clashes with a new generation's expectations. The author explored the contradictions without diminishing the values of the community that raised Razia.

#queerbc @PuddleJumper

I heard the audio book read the by author herself, and I was deeply impressed. I loved the insights into Razias life and how she grows up. How she finds herself between two cultures that both are a part of her. It feels to me like it deepened my understanding of Pakistani and Islam culture, at least I really hope so. But oh, the book was over way to soon! I just sat there and thought: “Oh... no... not now!“

#queerbc @PuddleJumper