Longing: A Voice of Loss

‘Longing: A Voice of Loss’ is the second poetry collection by Abul Osman, a young Rohingya writer from Maungdaw township in Myanmar. Abul’s writing presents a powerful first-person account of refugee life. In this collection, Abul reflects on the injustices, denials, struggles and long-term suffering of the Rohingya community who have lived for eight years in refugee camps within Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district. Abul’s poetry challenges selective compassion and highlights the Rohingya community’s frustrations with a global order that has failed them. He imagines a fairer world where his community’s rights are respected and they can live peacefully on their ancestral lands in Myanmar.