{"product_id":"these-wild-houses-by-omar-sakr","title":"Sakr, Omar: These Wild Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese Wild Houses \u003c\/em\u003eby Omar Sakr (Cordite Books, paperback)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: February 1, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: Poetry. Literary Nonfiction. Middle Eastern Studies. LGBTQIA Studies.\"I won't keep you long. First, I acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, on whose land the majority of this collection was written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow you are about to read the poetry of an Arab Australian, which is a rare thing when it shouldn't be. Now you are about to read the work of a queer Arab Australian, which is a rare thing when it shouldn't be. Now you are about to read the life of a queer Muslim Arab Australian from Western Sydney, from a broke and broken family — not rare, but it should be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not a definitive statement on Islam. This is not a definitive statement on Arab identity, not Arab Australian identity, not bisexuality, not even Western Sydney. It is a statement — an exploration of me and what I've seen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe only thing I ask of you is that you do not stop with me. Discover the other diverse writers and poets in this country — find us, find our books. We're here, and we're growing.\" — Omar Sakr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31337255927831,"sku":"9780975249277","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/products\/content_f5a3f420-d643-421a-94a3-2cb5a76a6501.jpg?v=1586745536","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/these-wild-houses-by-omar-sakr","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}