I Will Not Fold These Maps by Mona Kareem, trans. by Sara Elkamel Nick Drake In the modern period the

In the modern period the college has welcomed poets including Thom Gunn and Sophie Hannah

whom this witty and ambitious debut quotes twice

and coming-of-age as a gay man in 1980s Manchester

social and economic oppression

with their own sharp-edged clarities

I Will Not Fold These Maps by Mona Kareem, trans. by Sara Elkamel Nick Drake In the modern period theMona Kareem is a stateless poet, born in Kuwait, whose work has been internationally acclaimed for its power and immediacy ever since she published her first collection at the age of 14. Her writing comes out of the experience of growing up with Bidoon status (from bidoon jinsiya or without nationality); an Arab minority denied Kuwaiti citizenship rights, who were categorised as illegal residents and stripped of their access to employment, education,