On this episode, we break bread with poet and wellness advocate Fariha Róisín and talk about manna, seeking truth, and Refaat Alareer.
On this episode, we break bread with poet Fariha Róisín and talk about manna, seeking truth, and Refaat Alareer.
Guest: Fariha Róisín, IG: @fariha_roisin, Website: www.fariharoisin.com, Substack: fariharoisin.substack.com, Book: Survival Takes a Wild Imagination
Bio: Fariha Róisín is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Ontario, Canada. She was raised in Sydney, Australia, and is based in Los Angeles, California. As a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, she is interested in the margins, liminality, otherness, and the mercurial nature of being. Her work has pioneered a refreshing and renewed conversation about wellness, contemporary Islam, and queer identities. Róisín has published works, How To Cure A Ghost, Like A Bird, Who Is Wellness For? An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who it Leaves Behind. Her second book of poetry, Survival Takes A Wild Imagination came out in October, 2023.
Poem(s) discussed: "'I am You': A Poem from Gaza to Israel" by Refaat Alareer & "An Ode to Baby Fa" by Fariha Róisín