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Samiya Bashir

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Samiya Bashir is a poet, librettist, performer, multimedia artist, and author of four poetry collections, including I Hope This Helps, and Field Theories (2018 Oregon Book Award and Pushcart Prize winner). Her editorial work includes the forthcoming 30th Anniversary re-issue of June Jordan’s Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint (Haymarket, 2026). Her artwork has been exhibited and performed internationally.

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	Field Theories 4.22 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freeman's Animals by John Freeman (Goodreads Author), Anuradha Roy (Contributor), Debra Gwartney (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Black Women's Erotica 2 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry Foundation Magazine, July/August 2024 by Adrian Matejka (Editor), Jessica Abughattas (Contributor), Angela Ball (Contributor) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Apple Falls 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Hope This Helps 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gospel: poems 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Affordable Housing Reader by Elizabeth J. Mueller (Editor), J. Rosie Tighe (Editor), Andrew Whittemore 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Ecotone Almanac by Samiya Bashir (Goodreads Author), Lauren Camp (Goodreads Author), ShaLeigh Comerford 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	role call: a generational anthology of social & political black literature and art 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Extinguish my eyes, I'll go on seeing you.
Seal my ears, I'll go on hearing you.
And without feet I can make my way to you,
without a mouth I can swear your name.

Break off my arms, I'll take hold of you
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Jan 29, 2009 12:30AM

thanks for the add, miss.

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message 1: by Daniel

Dec 18, 2007 07:59AM

Samiya, I have added Where the Apple Falls, Best Black Women's Erotica 2 and Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art to my to-read list.

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