Habitus Einde en begin provisionally

provisionally

not we’ as if to measure breath itself as an act of refusal

teems with sonic roses and orchid-birthing bodies

Aridjis reflects on the past and ponders the future

translating work by Wallace Stevens

Habitus Einde en begin provisionallyRadna Fabias (trans. David Colmer) Subversive, visual, and bold, Curaao born Dutch Radna Fabias explosive debut collection Habitus marks the entry of a genre altering poet. Habitus is a collection full of thrilling sensory images, lines in turn grim and enchanting which move from the Caribbean island of Curaao to the immigrant experience of the Netherlands. Fabias intrepid masterpiece explores issues of racism, neo colonialism, poverty, and sexism