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There‘s something I don‘t like about Eliza Griswold. In her interviews you can hear this too. Every so often, she‘ll speak something patronizing. One quote: “Like most Afghan women, she has no idea of her age: …” (64). The landays themselves are beautiful and the background context of collective and anonymous authorship is super cool and empowering. I loved learning about this form of Afghan poetry. The pictures are beautiful too.

I requested this as an interlibrary loan for #23 on the 2017 Read Harder challenge and never heard anything. It turns out my library bought it for me and forgot to tell me. I‘m not that into poetry but my obligation read turned out to be moving and thought provoking. This is why I enjoy challenges, even the seemingly unenjoyable prompts 😊. Keep up the good work @bookriot

Taking a break from work for a few minutes

In Afghanistan, a man farting is a big deal. This man farts in front of his family and leaves in shame for 20 years 😂💨

I just finished I am the Beggar of the World for #readharder poetry translates from another language but I am also reading this book that I happened to notice on the shelf at the library. This includes the poems in English on the left side and written in Dari on the other.

It was hard narrowing this one down! I've read so many books that I give all the stars to this year. 😃 #bestreadsof2017sofar #jubilantjuly

I really enjoyed this book. Loved the little bits of back story that were included with the landays. The landays themselves are sometimes hilarious and sometimes shocking while other times incredibly sad. Definitely recommend this one.

Starting this one now with a nice hot cup of cinnamon and honey tea❤

I'm cheating a teensy bit and reposting for the #poetry prompt today. I read and reviewed this book earlier in the year (it was my read harder translation poetry pick). I still think about the landays in this book and the women who share them. #aprilbookshowers

#womenintranslation #aprilbookshowers has anyone read this one? I bought it for a spot on my #readharder

Arresting and eye-opening collection of landays (a folk couplet). I'm not usually one for poetry - and I picked this up to fulfill an item for #readharder - but I found myself very moved by many of these landays (a term I learned from this book, by the by). I am interested to learn more about this form of poetry and the impact it has on the lives of the women of Afghanistan.