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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 The Djinn Hunters
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'Nadia Niaz dances worlds into being. Hers is a rich and heady
poetry, unafraid to play with form, spun for us across contrasting worlds, languages, time, customs. It’s a poetry to savour, gasp and marvel at for its spirit of sustained and generous observation.’

—Kevin Brophy' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For all who wander.
  • Includes glossary and notes.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Rabbit Poetry Journal , 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Map of Mothersi"I hold my mother in my mouth", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 1)
Night Fragments 1i"Mosquito blooms move", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 2)
A Dream of Daadi's Paan Daani"betel leaf veins", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Djinn Huntersi"First you must find a corpse where the is lore of the djinn", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 4)
Paani"Black grooved brass box", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 5)
Sugarcanei"Sun beams off my aunt's knife, cuts", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 6)
At Walton Pool with My Fatheri"The split grey concrete", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 7)
Salt Mine, Khewrai"Where the Potohar Plateau rises from the plains", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 8-10)
If You Haven't Seen Lahore..., Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 11)
Aandhii"First a creeping jaundice in the northwest", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 12)
Winter in Lahorei"fog stalks the night", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 13)
Moth Seasoni"dusty wings beating", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 14)
Measuresi"That heavy summer my grandmother", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 15-18)
The Drums of Shahjamali"Thursday nights were music -", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 19)
August in Lahorei"This thick heat swaggers", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 20)
Nahid Siddiqui in Lahorei"She keeps her feet stilled, a beehive", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 21)
Fine Aggregatei"The corners of this city sag under stories of generations", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
A Time of Birdsi"Do you remember the hoopoe,", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 25)
Oncei"Once, I lived in the sky", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 26)
Shagirdi"The first step she shows us is permission", Nadia Niaz , single work poetry (p. 27)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Javaria Farooqui Reviews The Djinn Hunters by Nadia Niaz Javaria Farooqui , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , no. 30 2024;

— Review of The Djinn Hunters Nadia Niaz , 2023 selected work poetry

'The Djinn Hunters is a literary fusion of colours, words, shapes, and heritage, which has been carefully crafted in very interesting and distinct poetic styles. Nadia Niaz plays with the strands of her memories of Lahore to build evocative narratives in the short space of her poems, which occasionally carry elements of horror and the uncanny. Each of her fifty-one poems in this collection exhibits a wide range of expression and literary finesse that provides a refreshing, consistently engaging reading experience.' (Introduction)

Review : The Djinn Hunters Deeksha Koul , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Autumn no. 6 2024;

— Review of The Djinn Hunters Nadia Niaz , 2023 selected work poetry
Review : The Djinn Hunters Deeksha Koul , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Kalliope X , Autumn no. 6 2024;

— Review of The Djinn Hunters Nadia Niaz , 2023 selected work poetry
Javaria Farooqui Reviews The Djinn Hunters by Nadia Niaz Javaria Farooqui , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , no. 30 2024;

— Review of The Djinn Hunters Nadia Niaz , 2023 selected work poetry

'The Djinn Hunters is a literary fusion of colours, words, shapes, and heritage, which has been carefully crafted in very interesting and distinct poetic styles. Nadia Niaz plays with the strands of her memories of Lahore to build evocative narratives in the short space of her poems, which occasionally carry elements of horror and the uncanny. Each of her fifty-one poems in this collection exhibits a wide range of expression and literary finesse that provides a refreshing, consistently engaging reading experience.' (Introduction)

Awards

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