January Children

by Safia Elhillo

Book Overview

Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets
2018 Arab American Book Award Winner, Poetry

"A taut debut collection of heartfelt poems."--Publishers Weekly

In her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, "The January Children are the generation born in Sudan under British occupation, where children were assigned birth years by height, all given the birth date January 1." What follows is a deeply personal collection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803295987
• ISBN13: 9780803295988
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Gorgeous, evocative

This was one of the most beautiful things I've ever read. I'll save the flowery prose for those who can actually write, but I could not put this down. I'm not really a poetry person, or at least I didn't think I was until now. I look forward to reading more of her works.