When The Night Agrees To Speak To Me | 
pickThis short, autobiographical volume of poetry certainly packs a hefty punch. It is published with the original French poem and followed by the English translation, by Kazim Ali. Devi adeptly rages against politics, aging, our identity and sexuality. My favourite poems were Skin and the titular poem.
pickThis is a lovely collection of poetry by a poet from Mauritius who writes in French and translated by Kazim Ali. The collection is very brief, though. Half the book is an interview between the poet & the translator as well as literary criticism of her work. The poems do not need this background; they stand on their own about femininity, sexuality, & colonial politics.
[I received an advanced e-galley of this book from #Netgalley.]
