{"id":20656,"date":"2025-09-14T12:20:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=20656"},"modified":"2025-09-14T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:25:49","slug":"harman-kaur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/harman-kaur\/","title":{"rendered":"Harman Kaur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Harman Kaur is a Panjabi Sikh poet and writer born and raised in British Columbia but now living the the Bay Area of California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"143\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2025\/09\/Call-Me-Home-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20658 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2025\/09\/Call-Me-Home-book-cover.jpg 143w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2025\/09\/Call-Me-Home-book-cover-98x150.jpg 98w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 143px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 143\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poetry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call Me Home: Poems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Avenue Poetry, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the multifaceted concept of &#8220;home&#8221; through Kaur&#8217;s evocative poetry. Journey beyond its physical confines to discover its emotional and psychological depths, touching on themes like immigration, womanhood, and spirituality.<br><br>Encounter narratives of loss, rediscovery, and healing that resonate with the human experience. With rich language and imagery, this collection offers fresh perspectives, inviting readers to reconsider their understanding of what it means to feel at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2025\/09\/Phulkari-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20660 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2025\/09\/Phulkari-book-cover.jpg 145w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2025\/09\/Phulkari-book-cover-100x150.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 145px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 145\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poetry and Prose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phulkari<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Harman Kaur, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Phulkari<\/em> is a collection of poetry and prose that explores themes such as grief, identity, love, spirituality and healing. The themes specifically relate to the complexities that come with being a woman, a Panjabi, and a Sikh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.ca\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.ca\/\">Simon &amp; Schuster<\/a>, distributor of Central Avenue Poetry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harman Kaur is a Panjabi Sikh poet and writer born and raised in British Columbia but now living the the Bay Area of California. Poetry Call Me Home: Poems Central Avenue Poetry, 2025. 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