Inhale/Exile

<p><em>Inhale/Exile</em> is the debut poetry collection by Abeer Ameer. Inspired by the many stories she heard as a child and visiting family in Iraq as an adult Abeer has written a book that celebrates the resilience of her forebears and extended family in Baghdad and around the world. The book presents a range of characters in a mixture of political and personal poems; ordinary people living in extraordinary circumstances. Formally diverse using both traditional and experimental methods these poems are also full of empathy and suffused with a quietly persistent faith.</p>