Book record
I Am Miyah
Anthology
Translated from Bengali by Shalim M. Hussain
I Am Miyah is an anthology translated by Shalim M. Hussain from Bengali, gathering Bengali-language poetry from India through Miyah poetry, Bengali-Muslim linguistic identity, and an anthology shaped by migration, accusation, and survival. Its value comes from chorus rather than singular authorship, so I would not treat it as one poet's private weather. The better entrance is through Miyah, migration, citizenship, and the fierce need to speak from a threatened name. Anthologies can become maps, but the best ones also leave room for wandering, disagreement, and surprise. I Am Miyah belongs in the translated poetry library because it gives the library an urgent anthology of language, minority identity, and political belonging. It gives a reader several doors into a tradition before asking them to choose only one.
- Published
- 2024
- Publisher
- Tilted Axis Press
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- India
- ISBN
- 9781911284925