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  • "I’ve Read What I’ve Wanted... No Regrets" Ayaz Pirani on the Books That Shaped Him, from S.E. Hinton to Kabir
    "I’ve Read What I’ve Wanted... No Regrets" Ayaz Pirani on the Books That Shaped Him, from S.E. Hinton to Kabir
    February 16, 2022

    "I’ve Read What I’ve Wanted... No Regrets" Ayaz Pirani on the Books That Shaped Him, from S.E. Hinton to Kabir

    Ayaz Pirani's third poetry collection, How Beautiful People Are (Gordon Hill Press) builds on his reputation as a meditative, skillful, and wise writer rooted in the Indian ginan poetic tradition. Capturing ...

  • Poet Ayaz Pirani on Oral Tradition, Literary Gatekeepers, and Writing Faithful Lines
    Poet Ayaz Pirani on Oral Tradition, Literary Gatekeepers, and Writing Faithful Lines
    April 26, 2019

    Poet Ayaz Pirani on Oral Tradition, Literary Gatekeepers, and Writing Faithful Lines

    Ayaz Pirani's work has been praised as "wise... surprising [and] sly" and his newest collection, Kabir’s Jacket Has a Thousand Pockets (Mawenzi House), builds on his characteristic insightful, elegant ...

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