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Flowers at the City of Dreams is a poignant and evocative collection of poetry that navigates the delicate landscapes of memory, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. In this stirring volume, Aisha A. Bolaji explores the profound weight of ""silence of dead things"" and the ache of nostalgia that follows a heart through the ""diasporas of memory"". With a voice that is both tender and commanding, the collection delves into the complexities of womanhood-celebrating ""Black girl magic"" and the strength found in sisterhood, where ""my palmar creases becoming your own"". From the bustling anxiety of a car park in Nyanya to the desperate songs of Lagos, these poems traverse the physical and emotional geography of Nigeria. Bolaji writes with raw honesty about the bonds of family, the ""brilliance of my father,"" and the enduring grace of a mother who ""knew all the things a man could do"". Flowers at the City of Dreams is an invitation to witness the beauty in broken things and to find the ""light raging with brightness"" even in the midst of despair. It is a tribute to the courage it takes to begin, to love, and to survive.

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