MAINSTREAM Lutfiya al-Dulaimi A phone call from a

A phone call from a distant hospital summons him to the bedside of his father

The shorter poems which comprise the second half of the book are

these poems show the formal control

A wonderful and historically fascinating self-portrait of an artist whose restless mind embraces far more than the achingly beautiful music he continues to produce

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MAINSTREAM Lutfiya al-Dulaimi A phone call from aMainstream brings thirty authors in from the margins to occupy centre page. Queer storytellers. Working class wordsmiths. Chroniclers of colour. Writers whose life experiences give unique perspectives on universal challenges, whose voices must be heard. And read. In these locked down and unfocused times the short story is a much needed respite from the current Covid 19 bleakness. With Mainstream, Inkandescent has gathered together a wonderful