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whosthehereticnow's review against another edition
4.0
beautiful, beautiful, beautiful witness to the way that we commodify and spectacle images of the suffering subaltern
anvitascorner's review against another edition
4.0
“all this time spent convincing you we’re human
meanwhile god won’t claim us”
this was the first time i had ever heard of the left-to-die boat case and it was one of the most heartbreaking, devastating thing i have read in a long time. would recommend everyone to read it and learn about a part of history that you might not have heard before.
meanwhile god won’t claim us”
this was the first time i had ever heard of the left-to-die boat case and it was one of the most heartbreaking, devastating thing i have read in a long time. would recommend everyone to read it and learn about a part of history that you might not have heard before.
bluepigeon's review
5.0
Syncope by Asiya Wadud was highly recommended by the nice Ugly Duckling Presse folks at the Indie Press Flea yesterday in Brooklyn. The poems originate from the Left-to-Die Boat incident in March 2011, where 72 people attempting to cross over to Europe were adrift for 14 days. Eleven (or 9?) survived. This, in and of itself, may sound like business as usual today. What was shocking about this event was that many vessels and other boats spotted the drifting boat and several encounters with military helicopters and fishing boats were made during the 14 days, though nobody tried to rescue the dying people (including dying babies).
Wadud's poetry reads like an incantation, a trance that circles over and over a speck (call it a boat full of people) drifting in space (call it a sea), trying to make sense of it, understand it, witness it, make it visible and heard.
Recommended for those who have sought refuge from the sun, the wind, the sea, and what we call humanity.
Wadud's poetry reads like an incantation, a trance that circles over and over a speck (call it a boat full of people) drifting in space (call it a sea), trying to make sense of it, understand it, witness it, make it visible and heard.
Recommended for those who have sought refuge from the sun, the wind, the sea, and what we call humanity.
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