FOREWORD

Excerpted from Obari Gomba's Introduction

It will be odd for a community of writers to dwell in a place for weeks without leaving a mark on their place of abode. It is a blessing for writers to willingly put their energies together and to create artistic "monuments" that can commemorate milestones in their progress. I was sure I would find likeminded writers in Iowa that will embrace the plan. It turned out that a lot of the residents were interested in what we roundly described as "a legacy project." The writers have been kind to contribute poems, stories, essays, drawings, letters, photos, and more to mark our footprints in the city of Hawk-Eyes.

More information on the exchange can be found here.

The International Writing Program is proud to present the collected work of the 2016 IWP Fall Residency. 

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION | OBARI GOMBA, NIGERIA

IT’S MIDDAY, DEEPA | WASI AHMED, BANGLADESH  

A MAJESTIC MAN | KHALED ALKHAMISSI, EGYPT  

BLACKIE | EROS ATALIA , PHILIPPINES

MOUNTAINS DO NOT MEET … BUT PEOPLE DO! | ODEH BISHARAT, ISRAEL        

THE PAUL AND PETER PERFORMING ARTS AGENCY INC. , ANNOUNCES: | GALIT DAHAN CARLIBACH, ISRAEL

UNTITLED | CHEN KO HUA, TAIWAN 

DEAR SALMAN | ZP (PRIYA) DALA, SOUTH AFRICA

CAN YOU GET ME SOME HERBS BEFORE U LEAVE? | MARA GENSCHEL, GERMANY

CAST AND COMMUNITY: THE CHARACTER IN FICTION | OBARI GOMBA, NIGERIA

A PORTRAIT OF MARY NAZARETH | MORTADA GZAR, IRAQ

AN AMERICAN FALL | RUEL JOHNSON, GUYANA

FIRST WEEK IN IOWA CITY | AKHIL KATYAL, INDIA

BLOODY TONGUE [AT LANGUAGE’S EDGE] | KO KO THETT, MYANMAR

I’M A 10 KM RUNNER | LEE CHAE WON, SOUTH KOREA

AS A WOMAN | COURTNEY SINA MEREDITH, NEW ZEALAND

IOWA…. OH …. IOWA: A SCREENPLAY | AMANAH MUSTAFI, SINGAPORE     

OCTOBER 15 | NG SUK-YIN VIRGINIA, HONG KONG

SPIRITUAL ATTACK | UKAMAKA OLISAKWE, NIGERIA

LAUGHING LION COFFEE HOUSE | YUSI AVIANTO PAREANOM, INDONESIA

CAMELS CROSSING THROUGH CORN FIELDS | SHENAZ PATEL, MAURITIUS

HABITACIÓN 217 / 231 | CARLOS PATIÑO PEREDA, VENEZUELA

THE COSMOS. OSMOSIS: A STORY IN TWO VOICES. ME, MY MOTHER, AND THE RELIC OF THE COMMUNIST PAST. THE STEPS | VLADIMIR POLEGANOV, BULGARIA

I WON | YAROSLAVA PULINOVICH, RUSSIA

AMBIDEXTROUS | HENSLI RAHN SOLÓRZANO, VENEZUELA

UNDER THE CLASS TREE | LEGODILE ‘DREDD X’ SEGANABENG, BOTSWANA

ON OUR WEDDING DAY | VIVEK SHANBHAG, INDIA

ILT AND PHOTOS | SHIBASAKI TOMOKA, JAPAN

JAYA DEVI | STEPHANOS STEPHANIDES, CYPRUS

DEAR KHALED | HENRIIKKA TAVI, FINLAND

CINCO POEMAS DE AMOR PARA UNA BAILARINA | MARIANO TENCONI BLANCO, ARGENTINA

SILENCE | TETIANA TROITSKAYA, UKRAINE  

HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT? | TSE HAO GUANG, SINGAPORE

DEAR CHAE WON | CHRISTINE YOHANNES, ETHIOPIA

TO THE PRESENT | ALICE S. YOUSEF, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

A PIECE OF DAILY LIFE | ZHOU JIANING, CHINA