Inside Her

by Akhaji Zakiya

"Inside Her" is a sexy collection of fiction and poems about women loving. Get inside the lives of Jaka, Nina, Tashi, Sean and their friends as they navigate fun and challenges in relationships, career, family and their own personal transformations. #hotwomenloving Here’s What Folks Are “In poetry and prose, Akhaji Zakiya’s “Inside Her” conjures the sexiness and sheer pleasure of lesbian of color lives and communities. Her characters, endearing and intriguing, feel deeply familiar, like old friends or lovers, or like those you wish were your friends or lovers. A cross between Alison Bechdel’s “Dykes to Watch Out For” and Audre Lorde’s “ A New Spelling of My Name”, Zakiya deftly captures with breezy wit the texture of everyday life – the friendships, sex, creativity, and politics -- of queer of color worlds.” - Gayatri Gopinath, Author of “Impossible Queer Diasporas and South Asian Public Cultures” “Akhaji’s poems drum up revolution. Her words inspire, exploring the past, opening up a future, a word/fest/feast that stays with you.” – Tamai Kobayashi, Author of “Prairie Ostrich” and “Quixotic Erotic” “akhaji zakiya is when words seep into deep cracks soothing spaces that prior knew no possibilities of healing. a river.” d’bi.young anitafrika

118 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2014