Neon Manila Laila al-Ouhaydib Praise for The Dolls “Ursula

Praise for The Dolls “Ursula Scavenius is one of the most exciting Danish short story writers at work today

dreaming up a language for buried familial trauma and discovering that such a language may not exist

And the Fates

Amidst the busy tourist traps and overrun temples

Neon Manila Laila al-Ouhaydib Praise for The Dolls “UrsulaNeon Manila is an exploration of the queer Filipino body in all of its skin and glitter. Looking at pop music, fashion, jewellery, dating mishaps, and everyday London life, the poems in this collection seek a better grasp of the relationships we build with ourselves, of the internal as constantly contoured by the external.