Author(s): Pan Sandar Myint; Yasor Arfat (Photographer); A. S. Junike; Abudullah (Photographer); ali whitelock (Editor)

Poetry

Pan Sandar Myint, a young Rohingyan woman living in Canterbury-Bankstown in Sydney's west together with three even younger Rohingyan me, Abdullah, A.S. Junike and Yasor, living in the world's largest refugee camps in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh have created a poetry collection that captured their experiences of being Rohingya diaspora."Burning with longing, beauty, tenderness, pain and hope, each poem is a lesson in love, a stitch in the fragile fabric of our humanity and will breathe life and love into everyone who reads them." ali whitelock 'the lactic acid in the calves of your despair'The photographs of the refugee camp in the collection are taken by Abdullah and Yasor, two of the poets, taken over the course of two years. On their own they form a photographic essay. In conjunction with the poetry they create a nuanced conversation and a story of tragedy, hope, resilience and the beauty of the human spirit.Published by WestWords - developing the literature of Western Sydney's rich and diverse cultures.