The January Children William P. Thurston being poor

being poor

when the paper trail ends

who draws extensively on family archives and anecdotes

future stars before they became household names

multi-cultural awareness and counseling

The January Children William P. Thurston being poorIn her dedication Safia Elhillo writes, "The January Children are the generation born in Sudan under British occupation, where children were assigned birth years by height, all given the birth date January 1." What follows is a deeply personal collection of poems that describe the experience of navigating the postcolonial world as a stranger in one's own land. The January Children depicts displacement and longing while also questioning accepted truths