Stained ink on Calloused Fingers

In a world brimming with seasoned poets and established voices, it is a rare and refreshing delight to encounter the debut collection of a young poet whose work transcends age and experience. At barely 16, Alvera Ahmed comes with a voice that is at once profound and strikingly intrusive. Respiring with a sincerity only youth can give to it, yet carrying the weight and wisdom of a soul that gazed long into the human experience, her poetry is finally recognizable.