ZOM-FAM
ISBN-13: 9781999058845
Contributor(s): Kama la Mackerel
Subjects: Poetry
Publisher: Metonymy Press
Publisher Imprint: Metonymy Press
Publication Date: 10-09-2020
Format: Paperback
Availability: In stock
£12.99
About the book
In their debut poetry collection, Kama La Mackerel mythologizes a queer/trans narrative of and for their home island, Mauritius. Composed of expansive lyric poems, ZOM-FAM (meaning 'manwoman' or 'transgender' in Mauritian Kreol) is a voyage into the coming of age of a gender-creative child growing up in the 80s and 90s on the plantation island, as they seek vocabularies for loving and honouring their queer/trans self amidst the legacy of colonial silences.