About the Author/Artist

I am a mermaid in your dreams, but in reality, you call me Siren...

Hello. I am Samirah the Sapphic Siren. I am not a woman, but a siren - more specifically, a dravidian tamil sapphic siren. I've often been "othered" in this society, whether that's because of being brown skinned, autistic, or queer. I may be "othered" in this society, but I know in my spirit, that I am otherworldly.

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Why I write poetry

I write on my journey to reconnect with my desire and my intuition after experiencing repeated "othering" and trauma. I share this poetry so it can empower and heal other sirens and survivors like me, in the QTPOC community. I believe that both anger and desire are sacred, and honoring them on our terms will lead us back to our bodies and spirit.

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Why I make my visual art

I paint to represent brown skinned sapphic sirens like me, and everyone who is othered by society. We are otherworldly. In queer movies, we rarely see any brown and dark skinned people represented as femmes, because of the colorist association with masculinity. I want my art to center brown and dark skinned femininity, as well as brown and dark skinned nonbinary genders.

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Reviews for My Poetry Book: Siren's Desire

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    An incredibly honest & heartfelt collection of poetry. It captures the author's lived experience surviving the violence of desirability & related themes. Even though the book explores desirability, Samirah the Sapphic Siren offers a sense of hope through ser writing; there must exist a world beyond the confines of current reality. And people like sem are paving the way and leading us into the future.❞ - Haritha R
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    ❝ Truly amazing book from the topics discussed to the poetry and wording used I loved it <33 Really nice read for anyone who likes poetry/literature and/or reading about intersectionality :)) ❞ - Moss Edwards

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    Siren’s Desire is a phenomenal read! Getting the opportunity to experience an erotic potery book, let alone one by someone who’s a non-binary person of color, has been truly amazing. It’s theme tells a story of love and lust, while exploring the sensuality and sexuality of desire! All while navigating a world of violence and loneliness. This splendidly creative read has been reaffirming and refreshingly innovative to the lenses of navigating desire despite patriarchy! I’m in awe of the way that the author not only traverses desire in a misogynistic society, but manages to explore self and survival in a world that seeks to break down non-men of color.
    I also admired the author’s ambition in self publishing. Against all odds, while navigating a disastrous encounter with a previous publishing company, Samirah the Sapphic Siren has courageously chosen to self publish. That dedication echos throughout the works of the poems and the world they have bravely and elaborately displayed! I truly believe that anyone who has advocated for their sexual freedom would resonate with these riveting and sensual works!❞ - Ambyr Mason

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    I bought this book and immediately read it through three times. It’s such a beautiful expression of queer sex and the power that lives innately within each of our bodies and sexualities. This is one of the first books I have read that validated my experience in an unfiltered and heart-wrenchingly honest way⁣. ❞ - Abby⁣
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    ❝ I read it twice! The star learning to be a seed, the part about trusting your desire or believing your fear, the part about black being the warmest color, and everything with dandelions are my favorite parts. Se did a really good job! ❞ - Nina Iwuchukwu
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