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Here are some extracts from the pieces published chosen by the Hard Pressed team of project workers and community researchers. 

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Untold Words by Various

Untold Words was published by BICA-ACA Books. Taken from the book’s introduction written by Kuljit ‘Kooj’ Chuhan: Untold Words is
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The Suitcase Book of Love Poems

Featuring poems by Muli Amaye, Mahogany L Browne, Maya Chowdhry, Julian Daniel, Melanie Duncan, Jeanne Ellin, Ali Gadema, Tony Harrison,
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The Curry Mile by Zahid Hussain

Set in Rusholme against the backdrop of the cutthroat world of eating out, Zahid Hussain’s debut novel is the story
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Taking Some Honey Home by Zahida Affridi

A British Pakistani woman recalls a childhood trip to Pakistan. Published: 1999
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Seven Sisters by Various

Spoken word and poetry written and recorded by Maya Chowdhry (MC), Seni Seneviratne (SS), SuAndi (SA),  Merrie Williams (MW), Shamshad
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Roadworks Poems from the A6

Featuring poems by Suzanne Batty, Tess Lomas, Danny Wise, John Calvert, Bill Mitton, Ian Dogherty, Di Williams, Jan Whalen, Julie
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Rain Dog Issue 9

Poems by Ann Batchelor Hursey, J Oyster, Fiona Ritchie Walker, Emma-Jane Arkday, Malcolm Curie, Christopher Barnes, Bruce McRae, Elizabeth M
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