Zehra Naqvi's debut poetry collection explores how language is inherited, passed down and lost
CBC Arts | Posted: April 3, 2024 3:22 PM | Last Updated: April 3
The Knot of My Tongue is also about the impacts of migration, exile and the quest to find a sense of belonging
This month, the Canadian writer Zehra Naqvi will release her debut poetry collection, The Knot of My Tongue. She tells Q guest host Talia Schlanger about her work, why she's fascinated by the themes of language and displacement, and how her writing was deeply influenced by the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.
The full interview with Zehra Naqvi is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Interview with Zehra Naqvi produced by Cora Nijhawan.