Zaffar Kunial is a proven master of taking things apart, polishing the fugitive parts of single words, of a sound, a colour, the name of a flower, and putting them back together so that we see them in an entirely different light.
Zaffar Kunial Books
Zaffar Kunial creatively draws upon his rich cultural inheritance as an Anglo-Asian writer, exploring what he terms "the legacy of exchanging words across the centuries." Praised for its precision, originality, and grace, his work traces linguistic roots while examining his mixed-race identity. Kunial navigates cultural distances and connections between places like Grasmere and Kashmir, employing a versatile range of formal techniques. His poetry, often referencing literary predecessors, finds humor in disconnection and celebrates the small-scale mysteries of language.
The Pity
- 69 pages
- 3 hours of reading
New poems by Steve Ely, Zaffar Kunial, Denise Riley, Warsan Shire, and John Glenday
