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y separately published work icon Poetry across Rooftops : Contemporary Writings by Afghan Women anthology   poetry   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Poetry across Rooftops : Contemporary Writings by Afghan Women
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Bankstown, Bankstown area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales,:Bankstown Area Multicultural Network , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Foreword, Wendy Brady , single work criticism
Wendy Brady writes of the resonances she experiences as she reads Poetry Across Rooftops. She compares the Afghan women's and Aboriginal people's use of poetry 'as a means of conveying the lived experience of being an invaded and colonised community' (6).
 (p. 6-7)
Introduction, Rukhshana Sarwar , Paula Abood , single work criticism (p. 9)
History of Dobaiti, Rukhshana Sarwar , single work criticism poetry
Rukhshana Sarwar explains the dobaiti form of poetry from Afghanistan, setting it in its cultural and historical contexts. The essay includes many examples of dobaiti poetry. It concludes with a statement regarding the intentions and the outcomes of the writing project, of which the essay is a part: 'Creating Dobaiti through a process of sharing experiences of sadness and awakenings has been a means of healing for Afghan women in Sydney to overcome their isolation and dislocation' (18).
 (p. 16-18)
The Tenth Day of Celebration of Qurban's Mother's Grandson, single work short story (p. 22-23)
If There Were No Women, Who Then Would Raise the Great Men of the World?, single work prose poetry (p. 29-31)
There Is No One Who Knows Even a Small Part..., Aqila Hassani , single work prose poetry (p. 43-44)
Mahjerat and War, single work prose poetry (p. 49-50)
A Story in Versei"My land is ever so", single work poetry (p. 51-55)
My Beautiful Atabak, single work short story (p. 60-62)
Nowroz, single work prose poetry (p. 69-70)
The Return, single work prose poetry (p. 74-75)
Transitions, single work prose poetry (p. 80)
If There Was No Death in the World, Man Would Eat Other Men, single work prose (p. 84-85)
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