Audio Feature: Susanna Lang
Listen to Susanna Lang read her poem “If I could pray anywhere,” published in Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/2025).
Audio Feature: Nicholas Yingling
Listen to Nicholas Yingling read his poem “Somewhere Between Salvation and Creation,” published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). We nominated this poem for Best Spiritual Literature.
Audio Feature: Saddiq Dzukogi
Listen to Saddiq Dzukogi read “Bakandamiya IX.” published in Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25). We nominated this poem for Best Spiritual Literature. This is an excerpt from “Bakandamiya: An Elegy,” a book-length epic poem set in northern Nigeria. “Bakandamiya” will be released on December 1 and is available for preorder from The African Book Fund via University of Nebraska Press.