Being

by Talia Basma, Ranine Swaid (Illustrator)

Talia Basma releases her first collection of poetry as a chronology of her teen life. "Being" offers readers insight on the life of being a Muslim American teen through poetry about the internal, as well as external, struggle and beauty of life. Featured in this collection is illustrator Ranine Swaid who captures the elegance of Basma's words in sketches of a mixed raced girl ("Rosie the Mullatto") to what it means to be feminine in the modern world ("Unsolicited Advice"). Join Basma's journey of self-discovery as it's only just begun. Great for a fun read or a gift to a person you love!

Genres: Poetry

49 pages, Paperback

Published August 10, 2017

About the author

Talia Basma graduated from the University of California, Davis with a degree in both Creative Writing and Literature. She is an alumna of the 2020 Writer's Roadmap class led by Tomi Adeyemi. She has a self-publish poetry collection called *Being*. One of her posts, "Your COVID Ramadan," was featured in the anthology (*Her)oics: Women's Lived Experiences During the Coronavirus Pandemic* published in March 2021.

While she enjoys poetry and fantastical stories, her passion lies in writing contemporary romances with diverse, particularly Muslim, characters. When she's not writing, Talia indulges her homebody self with hobbies like reading, baking, and scrapbooking.


Reviews

[Yasmine Kesserwan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best poetry book I have ever read!!!
The poems were very inspiring and the drawings brought them all to life!
❤️❤️❤️