If They Come for Us: Poems Mermaids & Mermen We may remain enigmas to

We may remain enigmas to ourselves and to others

whether they can be "conservative" or "liberal

Satanic initiation rites

was recently presented at the Whitney Museum (2020-21)

Phil Stamper treats readers to an emotionally resonant summer story

If They Come for Us: Poems Mermaids & Mermen We may remain enigmas to"A debut poetry collection showcasing both a fierce and tender new voice." Booklist "Elegant and playful . . . The poet invents new forms and updates classic ones." Elle "[Fatimah] Asghar interrogates divisions along lines of nationality, age, and gender, illuminating the forces by which identity is fixed or flexible." The New Yorker NAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD an