My intuitive experience of intersectional identity(ies)

Abstract

In this poem Papreen discusses her journey to the UK from Bangladesh, the obstacles she faced establishing an academic career here. She effortlessly glides through her many identities, describing the strength each one gave her to endure the migration experience. Papreen describes ‘wearing her intersectional badge with grace’ and how her ‘roots are in an intertwining brew’. Her poem and its contextual introduction are testament to how durable, resilient, and flexible our messy identities make us.