Episode 41: Sanna Wani

This week on the pod, poets and pals Sanna Wani and Manahil Bandukwala join us from different rooms in Sanna’s home to chat about her book MY GRIEF, THE SUN. As they discuss the collection (and Manahil’s forthcoming debut MONUMENT), the pair celebrate love poems, Ontario’s Credit River, everyday acts of care, and much more.

Sanna Wani is a Kashmiri poet living by the Missinnihe river. MY GRIEF, THE SUN is her first book. She loves daisies.

Manahil Bandukwala is a writer and visual artist originally from Pakistan and now settled in Canada. In 2021, she was shortlisted for the bpNichol Chapbook Award. She works as Coordinating Editor for Arc Poetry Magazine, and is Digital Content Editor for Canthius. She is a member of Ottawa-based collaborative writing group VII. Her project Reth aur Reghistanis a multidisciplinary exploration of folklore from Pakistan interpreted through poetry and sculpture. She holds an MA in English from the University of Waterloo. MONUMENT, out September 2022, is her first book.

You can order MY GRIEF, THE SUN here (and pre-order MONUMENT here).

Find Sanna on Instagram @sannawani and Twitter @sannareya, or on her website; find Manahil on Instagram and Twitter @manahilbanduk, or on her website.

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