Mother | Line by Ankita Saxena collected works and in a world the

and in a world the more loved for the sharpness of loss

 The Irish Times

’ The Aesthetics of Breath is a rich and varied collection which has love and social justice at its heart but does not turn aside from uncomfortable truths

self-exposure and intimacy

Alive with the clang and sway of the “chosen colours of daily family life”

Mother | Line by Ankita Saxena collected works and in a world theWhat do we inherit from our mothers? From our grandmothers? From the legacy of colonisation and empire? Mother Line, Ankita Saxenas debut poetry collection, charts lineage in all its forms, delving into female rage, compassion, and endurance. Drawing on the authors British Asian heritage and experiences growing up as a woman in an increasingly violent world, this collection weaves together the personal and the political in ghazals, odes and specular