Send My Love to Anyone | Issue 33
with Nyla Matuk, Corinna Chong, Farzana Doctor, and David Poolman
Hello friends,
For issue 33 of Send My Love to Anyone, you’ll find two poems by Nyla Matuk, an essay “In Defence of Ambiguity” by Corinna Chong, 3 Things Farzana Doctor learned while writing a self-help book, drawings by David Poolman, “Last Licks” by Kirby, and a gathering of what I’m reading and listening to this month.
The Vancouver launch of Anecdotes is on February 29, 2024 at Upstart and Crow. The event is free but registration is required because capacity is limited.
Hope you enjoy Issue 33!
Kathryn
Nyla Matuk | Issue 33
"God Willing Valley"
We arrive in Ramallah at dusk.
Swells of purple hills from my hotel room window.
Corinna Chong | Issue 33
In Defence of Ambiguity
My short story collection, The Whole Animal, begins with an epigraph taken from an interview with the great photographer, Sally Mann. When discussing what she strives for in creating a photograph, Mann says, “If it doesn’t have ambiguity, don’t bother to take it.” I first came across this interview when I was an eighteen-year-old,…
Farzana Doctor | Issue 33
A Therapist, Activist and a Writer Walk into A Self-Help Book; 3 Things I Learned While Writing 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life
1) Creatives and helper-types have something in common When I started telling other writers about 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life for Caregivers, Activists and Helping Professionals, A Workbook of Emotional Hacks, Self-Care Experiments and…
Last Licks
KIRBY reads "Last Licks" from their new collection, SHE, published by knife| fork | book (April, 2024). Distributed by Asterism Books.
Gatherings | Issue 33
Lisa Robertson, Julie Joosten, Hala Alyan, LCP, Dionne Brand, Annie Lennox, Alison Gadsby, Zoozve, Manahil Bandukwala, Sage Hill, and more
From the Archives
From Issue 32
Send My Love to Anyone | Issue 32
Hi friends, In Issue 32 of Send My Love to Anyone, you’ll find a poem and illustration from Hana Shafi’s new collection People You Know Places You’ve Been: poems and illustrations, an excerpt from Niloufar-Lily Soltani’s novel Zulaikha, and an essay from
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