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    how the first sparks became visible: Poems
    how the first sparks became visible: Poems
    how the first sparks became visible: Poems
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    how the first sparks became visible: Poems

    By Simone Atangana Bekono and Annabelle Binnerts

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    Simone Atangana Bekono's poems are vivid and arresting, with the feeling of letters or diary entries. In nine breath-taking streams of consciousness, the poet explore race, gender and sexuality, addressing the social stigmatization of race and gender and invoking empathy and human connection in a voice that is both confident and innovative.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Emma Press
    Release dateJan 7, 2021
    ISBN9781912915569
    how the first sparks became visible: Poems
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    Simone Atangana Bekono

    Simone Atangana Bekono was born in 1991 and studied at Creative Writing ArtEZ, graduating in 2016 with hoe de eerste vonken zichtbaar waren , a collection of poems and letters which includes the poems featured in how the first sparks became visible . This book was republished in a commercial edition by Wintertuin Uitgeverij in collaboration with Lebowski Publishers and went on to win the Poëziedebuutprijs Aan Zee, a prize for the best Dutch-language poetry debut. In the same year, Atangana Bekono also won the prestigious Charlotte Köhler Stipendium for new Dutch writers. Her first novel, Confrontatie , was published in Autumn 2020 by Lebowski Publishers.

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      how the first sparks became visible - Simone Atangana Bekono

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      HOW THE FIRST SPARKS

      BECAME VISIBLE

      OTHER TITLES FROM THE EMMA PRESS

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      A warm and snouting thing, by Ramona Herdman

      The Whimsy of Dank Ju-Ju, by Sascha Aurora Akhtar

      Vivarium, by Maarja Pärtna

      SHORT STORIES

      The Secret Box, by Daina Tabūna

      Once Upon A Time In Birmingham, by Louise Palfreyman

      Tiny Moons: A year of eating in Shanghai, by Nina Mingya Powles

      Postcard Stories 2, by Jan Carson

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      Wain, by Rachel Plummer

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      ART SQUARES

      Now You Can Look, by Julia Bird, illustrated by Anna Vaivare

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      illustrated by Emma Wright

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      This publication has been made possible with financial support from the Dutch Foundation for Literature.

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      THE EMMA PRESS

      First published in the Netherlands as hoe de eerste vonken

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