Hair on Fire: Afghan Women Poets

Five female Afghan poets wield language to combat the loneliness, absurdity, and claustrophobia of life in a war-torn country and its diaspora. There are "hypnotic, long beards" tangled with mass extinctions; hateful men burning grapevines; black blindfolds; jinn in chadors; and condoms advertised every eight minutes on TV. Interspersing these are tender moments: one poet describes brushing her daughter's hair, while another imagines a tree growing at the center of a room, undisturbed by the bombs outside. In the wake of the Taliban's escalating war on Afghan women's rights, Hair on Fire is a blazing tribute to a group of exceptional poetesses and a reminder of what we lose when voices are silenced.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949641848
• ISBN13: 9781949641844
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Two Lines Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 6.9"