Hanan Issa – författare

My Body Can House Two Hearts skips across the fragile boundaries of history, culture, relationships, and language. It explores the transitory balance of belonging by tying threads between different places and ideas not often compared. Traverse the poet's perception of her Welsh and Iraqi heritage, her positioning as a woman of colour, and the nuances of feminist action. My Body Can House Two Hearts is a celebration of women's redemptive interdependency and the rejection of patriarchal power.

Edited by Hanan Issa, Durre Shahwar and OEzgur Uyanik."I felt the city in my muscles, my saliva. I wanted to be changed. I wanted to be in love."A young woman weaves her experience of abuse into the folklore of her ancestors. A student addresses hisOCD by writing letters. A Paralympic medallist reflects upon his journey into a challenging new lifestyle.From language politics to neurodivergence, cultural heritage to sexual identity, from immigration torace, these are insights shared with great care, sincerity, and often humour. Featuring an unbound rangeof writers; united by their connection to Wales, but reaching freely across continents.This collection is an open invitation. It is a bringing together of previously untold perspectives: creativeessays with no hard lines or prescriptive margins. No normative spotlights, only an open space to speak,and be heard.These are stories told on their own terms.

A ground-breaking new anthology from diverse Welsh writers.And I Hear Dragon, explores the concept of identity, and Hanan has written a poem of the same name that ʻcelebrates the children of Wales as ferociously brave mythical beastsʼ, taking on discrimination, pollution and more, and upholding Walesʼ tradition of croesawgar (welcoming).Participating poets:Wales Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton, Angela Hui, Bethany Handley, Casi Wyn, Durre Shahwar, E.L. Norry, Emma Smith Barton, Eric Ngalle Charles, Grug Muse, Hafsah, Hanan Issa, Iestyn Tyne, Ifor ap Glyn, Jaffrin, Jessica Dunrod, Joshua Jones, Kandace Siobhan Walker, Marvin Thompson, Mari Ellis Dunning, Marvin Thompson, Mererid Hopwood, Nia Morais, Rebecca Parfitt, Rhiannon Oliver, Sarah Ziman, Sophie Anderson, Taylor Edmonds