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Home » Grants for Writers » Writer of Note Grants » Preeti Kaur Rajpal’s book “expands the poetics of articulating belonging”

Preeti Kaur Rajpal’s book “expands the poetics of articulating belonging”

November 27, 2023

2023 COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Awardee Feature of the Week:

Preeti Kaur Rajpal, membery (Poetry), Minneapolis, MN

In membery, Rajpal uses the tool of memory to write about Historic India’s Partition woven with the experience of Sikhs in America in the post-9/11 era.

“I hope my book can expand the poetics of articulating belonging, especially in difficult times.”

membery was published by Tupelo Press on November 1, 2023. Learn more and order HERE!

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