African Poetry: Cover of Leila Chatti’s debut released

Leila Chatti’s poetry collection, Deluge, is set for release in April 2020 from Copper Canyon Press.

Deluge is this African poet’s first full-length collection. It contains fifty-two poems written over a six-year period.

Leila, who is Tunisian-American, was a guest at Konya Shamsrumi in December 2018. She discussed her writing process and Africanness while answering our 5 Questions. Link below.

Poets Talk: 5 Questions with Leila Chatti

Leila Chatti
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