A Warning to the House That Holds Me

By Amina Jama

A Warning to the House That Holds Me builds on the milestones and mythology of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo to perform a deeply personal act of reclaiming power. Fully aware of the political significance of rejecting the dominant, Amina weaves together a series of poems that pay homage to her home country and lineage - exploring displacement, dual nationality and Somali history. Drawing on a long tradition of Somali storytelling, these poems achieve the complex balance of being as conversational as they are crafted. Brimming in them is a sense of longing for escape, yet accepting the inescapable reality of generational trauma and the ever present grip of a mother's embrace.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905233574
• ISBN13: 9781905233571
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Flipped Eye Publishing Limited
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"