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Adaeze is an author and filmmaker whose work focuses on the exploration of softness and vulnerability in people and spaces. On this episode, she shared latest work, Harmattan . Harmattan is a chapbook (collection of poetry and prose) that was inspired by her mother\\u2019s passing from a severe illness.

Harmattan is a self-healing journey that allowed Adaeze celebrate her mother life journey. We see her resurrects her mother\\u2019s essence throughout the book. For a book that appears to be a quick read, it is packed with so much emotion; taking the readers through the humanness of 3 generations of igbo women that are strong yet deeply delicate. This book took me through the nostalgia of being mothered and my own mothering. As our conversation progresses,\\xa0 we learn how

• Conversations with igbo \\u2018elders\\u2019 helped Adaeze come to the understanding of the continuation of people when they no longer have the physicality that binds them here (death)
• How the she learned and is learning to listen and lean into the self-evolution and emergence that is birthed by this \\u2018Harmattan\\u2019 season of life

This is one of those books that will require multiple reads, with each read revealing something different depending on reader\\u2019s state of mind.

Connect with Adaeze

Instagram - @ada_elechi

Website - Harmattan Book

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