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Saturday, June 11, 2016

Coming Soon: 'These Tales Are True' by Mariam Zohra D.


'These Tales are True' is a narrative of a refugee interfaced with opposing philosophies of life in a new place and an ever-changing time; a narrative that comes full circle. The process of coming to that place of reaffirmation - remembering what tales you believed in as a child; putting to account those stories, myths, legends, intuitions so to return to that place again, anew again.

Expressed using poetry, lyrics, drawings and the arrangement of these elements into a composition, this little chapbook creates a powerful reading experience.

Mariam is a Vancouver artist. She arrived as a refugee from Lahore, Pakistan in 1986. She has lived in Montreal and Toronto. Through a life-long relationship to poetry/prose, audio/visual arts, herbalism, philosophy, song and dance she finds her voice, passion and inspiration. Her earlier poetry collection is titled 'Not to Understand' (Diva Publications, Toronto 1990). 

Mariam's places on the net

SoundCloud - taRka
Poetry blog - nothingispersonal
More info - online profile
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Book launch, New Westminster
Friday, June 17, 4:30-6:30, Renaissance Books 
Book Signing, Surrey
Friday July 22, 5:30-8:30, Surrey Muse at City Central Library, Surrey
Book launch, Vancouver
Friday July 29, 6:30-8:30, Spartacus Books, Vancouver
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