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Shikha Lamba in The Candyman’s Trumpet

For the past few weeks I’ve been working with poet Shikha S. Lamba on a conversation piece we hope will find a home soon! The conversation explores her journey as a poet and Afghan women’s rights advocate. The poetry collection she curated that inspired the conversation has just been published in The Candyman’s Trumpet. The striking artwork is by Zuhra Nadem. It can also be read on Mental Ideas here: https://mentalideas.org/2026/08/10/shikha-lamba-poetry-for-afghanistan/

A huge thanks to @sadiekaye and @mentalideas for sharing the August issue of The Candyman’s Trumpet, a Scotland based journal, edited by @JackCaradoc , which shines a spotlight on poetry by Afghan women and girls.

I’m so grateful for your encouragement and solidarity, Sadie. It… pic.twitter.com/EaZzqPH6L4

— Shikha Sawhney (@ShikhaSLamba) August 11, 2026