In the Belly of the Queen Edited by Lizzi Linklater Her work also appears in

Her work also appears in the anthologies Landing Places: Immigrant Poets in Ireland (Dedalus Press

Catharine's tragectory in life is accompanied by failures in love

a neurasthenic and aspiring author

from blues to bluegrass to punk to jazz

In the Belly of the Queen Edited by Lizzi Linklater Her work also appears inAmal shocks the whole neighbourhood by beating up her classmate Younes. Her father defends her behaviour and encourages her to assert herself. From then on everyone avoids Amal and then her father leaves. Searching in vain for an explanation, Amal finds refuge with Younes and his mother Shahira, both outsiders like her. Years later, when the situation comes to a head and the conflict with Raffiqs gang escalates, Amal flees to Kurdistan to look for her