It is Day 1 of the Rainier Writing Workshop annual residency and I am plugged in and Zoom-ready! Although it is a shame that we cannot gather together on campus this year due to the prevailing pandemic, the next ten days promise to be a welcome (virtual) immersion in all things literary. I am feeling […]
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It took a while, but my contributor copies of the Jan 2020 issue of The Hong Kong Review are finally here! I am thrilled that my poem, “Postcard from Saket,” is published alongside the fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of so many writers, teachers, and colleagues whose work I deeply admire, who I continue to learn
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Recently, I was in the beautiful town of Newport, Oregon attending the 2020 Tin House Winter Workshop for Poetry. Being in Camille Dungy’s workshop group was an amazing experience for me…
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I am thankful to be back home in the new year, and to find this package waiting in the mail. Ruminate Magazine is a beautiful promise of community and contemplation, and I’m grateful for my work to be a part of its Issue 53: Shelter. This poem, “integument,” was a difficult one to write and
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Sharing my poem that was recently published in the 10th Anniversary issue of Kweli Journal, an online publication that has long been doing the important work of showcasing and celebrating the voices of people of color. Having grown up in India, I was exposed to the Hindustani ghazal that seemed omnipresent in the cultural milieu, but
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I’m delighted to have contributed a poem to this beautiful anthology. Many thanks to the editors, Sherry Cook Stanforth and Dick Hague, for their hard work towards compiling this collection and for the wonderful event they put together for the launch. Riparian: Poetry, Short Prose, and Photographs Inspired by the Ohio River, published by Dos
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Happy to be back at my literary home, the Rainier Writing Workshop.
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I’m so thankful for the continued support of the AWP Writer to Writer Mentorship Program, and truly appreciate the way they continue to celebrate past participants! Please check out the News & Celebrations page of the AWP website for updates about the program alumni.
Some highlights from the past two days at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference: I heard Tarfia Faizullah, Ansel Elkins and Cindy King read from their powerful work; participated in Tarfia’s poetry workshop; heard an in-depth panel discussion between Safia Elhillo and Iris Law; met some wonderful women writers; had great discussions over food and drinks,
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Excited to be a part of the incoming cohort at the Rainier Writing Workshop’s Summer 2018 Residency. What an inspiring start it has been! Looking forward to the upcoming days of learning.