Searching for Home and Connection Through Typewritten Poetry
“Are we foolish for making homes out of those moving targets, who are other people? Or is it what happens when you stop asking the question, and begin living?” Afrose Fatima Ahmed is a traveling poet who, along with her trusty typewriter, has traveled across the contiguous United States in pursuit of an idea of home. Born out of grief after a personal tragedy, Afrose’s project—”Poem Store,” impromptu typewritten poetry for strangers—is an opportunity to connect with other people in a common quest for belonging.
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