“ “Malik plays with and pushes language in her debut collection. She creates word combinations and strings together evocative lines. Home is constantly in a state of flux.” “This may be the first full-length poetry collection in English to take the Gulf itself as its subject matter.

laila malik is author of archipelago, finalist for the 2024 Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Prizes. Malik’s writing has been published in Canadian and international literary magazines, longlisted in five creative non-fiction contests and nominated for …

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Read Laila Malik's poem "the organic properties of sand." What is the invisible, elemental, urgent and dangerous carbon truth that surrounds you? What is the mercy it affords? Write a poem that exposes it. — Laila Malik.

Laila Malik describes herself as a diasporic desi writer. Based in Ontario, her work has been published in many literary journals.

Laila Malik is a desisporic writer in Adobigok, traditional land of the Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit River.

May 6, 2024 · Read “irreconciliation” from Laila Malik’s collection archipelago, shortlisted for the League’s Pat Lowther Memorial Award and Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Due to its formatting, this poem is only available as an image. By Laila Malik. Laila Malik is a desisporic writer in Adobigok.

Feb 27, 2023 · Laila Malik is a desisporic settler and writer living in Adobigok, traditional land of Indigenous communities that include the Anishinaabe, Seneca, Mohawk Haudenosaunee, and Wendat.

Laila Malik's debut poetry collection, archipelago (Book*Hug Press, 2023) was named one of the CBC’s Best Canadian Poetry Books of 2023. Her writing has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net anthology, longlisted for five different creative nonfiction and poetry contests, and published in Canadian and international ...