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Ayse Guvenilir

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Ayse's first book, Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air, was published in 2022 through Beltway Editions. It is a poetry anthology co-written with five other poets. A few of the central themes are homeland, family, and identity. Check out the book's website here. ...more

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“you give up on trying to make it perfect
on trying to weave each strand seamlessly into the next

you can’t braid layered hair without the fringes sticking out”
Ayse Guvenilir, Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air

“I haven't seen you in a while,
but today I was told you prayed for me.

And I prayed for the olive oil
when it slipped
from your hands
onto my scalp,
aching strands of hair
in the drought of being without you.”
Mariam Dogar, Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air

“you give up on trying to make it perfect
on trying to weave each strand seamlessly into the next

you can’t braid layered hair without the fringes sticking out”
Ayse Guvenilir, Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air

“never forgetting to
return to that place
in time, holding the
hands of his own kind

This is Where
The Story of You
Began”
Afeefah Khazi-Syed, Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air

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