When others wore their bodies like they belonged in them, she was still tugging at sleeves, hiding knees, covering skin that felt too loud.

— Asra Amjad, Even the moon left me - poetry book about love

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Even the moon left me - poetry book about love

by Asra Amjad

Poetry · 137 pages

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Asra Amjad

Asra Amjad is a writer of deep silences and even deeper truths. Her work emerges from the intersections of memory, identity, and emotional survival. With Guilt in Gold, she offers her most personal…

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