A Piece of Daily Life
A Piece of Daily Life
Photo by KATHLEEN MARIS PALTRINERI
FOREWORD
Excerpted from Obari Gomba's Introduction
It will be odd for a community of writers to dwell in a place for weeks without leaving a mark on their place of abode. It is a blessing for writers to willingly put their energies together and to create artistic "monuments" that can commemorate milestones in their progress. I was sure I would find likeminded writers in Iowa that will embrace the plan. It turned out that a lot of the residents were interested in what we roundly described as "a legacy project." The writers have been kind to contribute poems, stories, essays, drawings, letters, photos, and more to mark our footprints in the city of Hawk-Eyes.
More information on the exchange can be found here.
The International Writing Program is proud to present the collected work of the 2016 IWP Fall Residency.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION | OBARI GOMBA, NIGERIA
IT’S MIDDAY, DEEPA | WASI AHMED, BANGLADESH
A MAJESTIC MAN | KHALED ALKHAMISSI, EGYPT
BLACKIE | EROS ATALIA , PHILIPPINES
MOUNTAINS DO NOT MEET … BUT PEOPLE DO! | ODEH BISHARAT, ISRAEL
THE PAUL AND PETER PERFORMING ARTS AGENCY INC. , ANNOUNCES: | GALIT DAHAN CARLIBACH, ISRAEL
UNTITLED | CHEN KO HUA, TAIWAN
DEAR SALMAN | ZP (PRIYA) DALA, SOUTH AFRICA
CAN YOU GET ME SOME HERBS BEFORE U LEAVE? | MARA GENSCHEL, GERMANY
CAST AND COMMUNITY: THE CHARACTER IN FICTION | OBARI GOMBA, NIGERIA
A PORTRAIT OF MARY NAZARETH | MORTADA GZAR, IRAQ
AN AMERICAN FALL | RUEL JOHNSON, GUYANA
FIRST WEEK IN IOWA CITY | AKHIL KATYAL, INDIA
BLOODY TONGUE [AT LANGUAGE’S EDGE] | KO KO THETT, MYANMAR
I’M A 10 KM RUNNER | LEE CHAE WON, SOUTH KOREA
AS A WOMAN | COURTNEY SINA MEREDITH, NEW ZEALAND
IOWA…. OH …. IOWA: A SCREENPLAY | AMANAH MUSTAFI, SINGAPORE
OCTOBER 15 | NG SUK-YIN VIRGINIA, HONG KONG
SPIRITUAL ATTACK | UKAMAKA OLISAKWE, NIGERIA
LAUGHING LION COFFEE HOUSE | YUSI AVIANTO PAREANOM, INDONESIA
CAMELS CROSSING THROUGH CORN FIELDS | SHENAZ PATEL, MAURITIUS
HABITACIÓN 217 / 231 | CARLOS PATIÑO PEREDA, VENEZUELA
THE COSMOS. OSMOSIS: A STORY IN TWO VOICES. ME, MY MOTHER, AND THE RELIC OF THE COMMUNIST PAST. THE STEPS | VLADIMIR POLEGANOV, BULGARIA
I WON | YAROSLAVA PULINOVICH, RUSSIA
AMBIDEXTROUS | HENSLI RAHN SOLÓRZANO, VENEZUELA
UNDER THE CLASS TREE | LEGODILE ‘DREDD X’ SEGANABENG, BOTSWANA
ON OUR WEDDING DAY | VIVEK SHANBHAG, INDIA
ILT AND PHOTOS | SHIBASAKI TOMOKA, JAPAN
JAYA DEVI | STEPHANOS STEPHANIDES, CYPRUS
DEAR KHALED | HENRIIKKA TAVI, FINLAND
CINCO POEMAS DE AMOR PARA UNA BAILARINA | MARIANO TENCONI BLANCO, ARGENTINA
SILENCE | TETIANA TROITSKAYA, UKRAINE
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT? | TSE HAO GUANG, SINGAPORE
DEAR CHAE WON | CHRISTINE YOHANNES, ETHIOPIA
TO THE PRESENT | ALICE S. YOUSEF, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
A PIECE OF DAILY LIFE | ZHOU JIANING, CHINA
OBARI GOMBA | COMPILER, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA
NATASA DUROVICOVA | EDITOR, INTERNATIONAL WRITING PROGRAM
JOHN VATER | EDITORIAL ASSISTANT, INTERNATIONAL WRITING PROGRAM