“I WISH I WAS A PERSON” RELEASE PARTY

What does it mean to be human in a world that continually decides who deserves to be seen?

I Wish I Was a Person is an Afro-surrealistic poetry collection exploring identity, invisibility, race, grief, love, faith, family, power, and the restless search for belonging. Through surreal imagery and unflinching reflection, Sheaji transforms personal memory and political history into poems populated by mango trees, mirrors, mortars, mothers, lovers, gods, and ghosts.

For anyone who has ever stood on the outside looking in and wondered, Am I real enough? Worthy enough? Human enough? This collection offers no simple answer. Instead, it creates a home within the question and reminds the reader: you are seen, you are known, and you matter.