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New beginnings, Volume 3:

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Introduction

Contents New Beginnings Sameeya Maqbool Contributors Sameeya Maqbool A note Sameeya Maqbool

Poetry

Spark Sameeya Maqbool The Lovers Sameeya Maqbool Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Sameeya Maqbool Skinny Dipping Sameeya Maqbool The Funeral Sameeya Maqbool Inflamed Currents of Mind Sameeya Maqbool Mental Rot Sameeya Maqbool Kill the Moonlight Sameeya Maqbool A Warning to Boys who Angle Sameeya Maqbool Myself Sameeya Maqbool Me Mum Sameeya Maqbool a map of Yemen and others (2020) Sameeya Maqbool The Backwards Year Sameeya Maqbool Precious, of the essence Sameeya Maqbool A zoo in my room Sameeya Maqbool Isolation Sameeya Maqbool Speak up, Speak out! Sameeya Maqbool Uni Days Sameeya Maqbool uni grad boat Sameeya Maqbool In Time Sameeya Maqbool Eden Sameeya Maqbool 03.08 Sameeya Maqbool 03:30 Sameeya Maqbool My Alexander Sameeya Maqbool Validation Sameeya Maqbool You Make me So Sad Sameeya Maqbool The Son Drawn from Water Sameeya Maqbool Visitors at Allah’s House Sameeya Maqbool

Short-story

No Man’s Gallery Sameeya Maqbool Necromanitc Sameeya Maqbool Gemini Sameeya Maqbool 70s Sameeya Maqbool Aqua Sameeya Maqbool Bilston Sameeya Maqbool A letter to the Prehistoric Woman who painted rock art at Bhimbetka Caves Sameeya Maqbool

a map of Yemen and others (2020)

Sameeya Maqbool

I

(ever so loud) Hello

Salaam (tenderly crying)

I am in search of a country

 II

where alleys are adorned

with shrubs of jasmine

and alpine roses

from deserted gardens

 

where children lie in the soil

with shards of glass

running through their veins

from painting sunsets

on shattered windows

III

O sweet cartographer

I’m trembling

on this infertile land

waiting for Jabal Hadhur

to send water down its slope

 

Roots and leaves will grow

to steal the map

from your pockets

and bury it in the grave

you prepared

for Yemen and others

Editors for a map of Yemen and others (2020) not yet setup.

New beginnings, Volume 3:

New Beginnings is our third and final volume of 2020. It is also our longest yet, with close to 100 pieces having been sent in for review from over 80 writers. Additionally, this volume marks a step towards making our initiative even more inclusive, having opened submissions for art and photography, too.

2021 may not be the new beginning for which we are all hoping. In fact, it is likely that the world will stay largely the same. However, that doesn’t stop us doing what we can to make it a little better. In supporting and being involved in an initiative whose primary motivation is to build one another up, our team and readership have certainly proven to be committed to making positive change already.

First published by Ta Voix 2020