Quarter Life Crisis - by Sara Bawany (Paperback)

About the Book

Quarter Life Crisis dives headfirst into brutally reexamining the period in one's life often plagued by uncertainty, insecurity, and doubt for the future.

Review Quotes

Quarter Life Crisis is a Muslim woman's chronology of poems regarding the moral and spiritual dilemmas in the very troubled world around us. In her succinct & explicit showcase of some of humanity's ugliest problems, Bawany evaluates herself and the issues at hand through the lens of the mind, the ego and the soul. As she actively unravels herself into utter vulnerability in the burning world, the reader can't help but to reflect, wrestle, and reconcile with her. This is a poetry collection for activists, for those in spiritual crisis, for those overwhelmed by the world, and for anyone who wants an honest story about heaviness, humility and hope.

- Amal Kassir, international award-winning spoken word poet

Sara Bawany's Quarter Life Crisis is the perfect poetic salve for any reader. Bawany is inventive and intentional with form as she lays bare not only personal crisis, but the crisis of dying american empire. From faith to family and everywhere in between, Bawany's subject matter is written with compassion and activism at its heart. Bawany is a voice we need in poetry now more than ever.

- SG Huerta, author of "Last Stop"

No matter where you open this book, Quarter Life Crisis offers a story that's rarely been told before. This is a must-have poetry collection; Bawany's writing is utterly masterful.

- F.S. Yousaf, bestselling author of "Euphoria", "Serenity", "Prayers of my Youth", and "Sincerely"

With this rich and storied collection from Sara Bawany, we join the poet in her struggle to balance the weight of youth and adulthood, inheritance and choice, tradition and questions. This beautiful collection carries us from the poet's ancestral homeland and into Texas, bringing forward the voices of her family and their lessons with her, all of it woven together with delicate prayers. Marked with powerful narratives and elegant poetics throughout, Sara's voice emerges with strength and tenderness as she determines toward her own understanding.

- Suzi Q. Smith, author of "A Gospel of Bones"

Bawany's voice has evolved with grace, wisdom, and range. Each line is a pulse. Every poem is a living organ. Her latest collection comes alive as a force of greatness. A must-read for young Muslim women seeking to reflect upon their relationship to God, their country, and family.

- Marjan Naderi, D.C. Youth Poet Laureate, 7-time poetry slam winner

Quarter Life Crisis occupies the crossroads of Bawany's intersectional identities and lenses with which she views the world. Her background as a social worker and activist, her dedication to her faith, and her commitment to art enlivens her to write with momentum, urgency and wisdom . . . As Bawany interrogates her own culture, religion, and upbringing, she ultimately finds her way back to herself, and back to her roots.

- Vogue M. Robinson, Clark County, NV Poet Laureate Emerita