My Lot Is a Sky The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2010) “This book should be required

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My Lot Is a Sky The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2010) “This book should be requiredMY LOT IS A SKY is an anthology of poetry by Asian women. Named after a poem by Forough Farrokhzad, an influential Iranian writer and filmmaker, this collection provides a space for long underrepresented voices to express themselves. Curated by Melissa Powers and Rena Minegishi, this book is not for those seeking work on what it specifically means to be an Asian woman today. Youll find that the poetry within these pages is, really, about what it means