Shadab Zeest Hashmi Explained

Shadab Zeest Hashmi (born August 16, 1972) is an American poet of Pakistani origins. Her poetry, written in English, has been translated into Spanish and Urdu.[1] She has been the editor of the Magee Park Poets Anthology and MahMag and is a columnist for 3 Quarks Daily.[2] Many of Hashmi's poems explore feminism, history and perspectives on Islam.

Biography

Shadab Zeest Hashmi grew up in Peshawar, Pakistan. She graduated from Reed College in 1995[3] and received her MFA from Warren Wilson College.[4] Her poetry has appeared in Prairie Schooner,[5] Poetry International, Vallum, Atlanta Review,[6] Nimrod, The Bitter Oleander, Journal of Postcolonial Writings,[7] The Cortland Review, The Adirondack Review, New Millennium Writings, Universe: A United Nations of Poets, Drunken Boat, Split this Rock,[8] Hubbub, Pakistani Literature Women Writings[9] and others.[10]

Shadab Zeest Hashmi's essays on eastern poetic forms such as the ghazal and qasida have been published in the Journal of Contemporary World Literature,[11] and her essays have appeared in the Washington Post, Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies, Knot magazine,[12] and "3 Quarks Daily"[13] In 2010, Poetic Matrix Press published Shadab Zeest Hashmi's book Baker of Tarifa, which won the 2011 San Diego Book Award for poetry.[14]

Baker of Tarifa is a book of poems based on the history of Muslim Spain; it attempts to recreate a near millennium of Andalusi culture which transformed Western thought, values, art science and technology, building a legend of peaceful co-existence known as "la convivencia". The work looks at Muslim Civilization as a bridge between antiquity and modernity, East and West, between three continents (Africa, Asia, and Europe) and three religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam); a golden chapter not only in Muslim and European history, but human history.[15] Shadab Zeest Hashmi has been inspired by the music of the Al-Andalus Ensemble.

Eleanor Wilner called Hashmi's poems "luminous."[16] Shadab's latest book is Kohl & Chalk, which uses themes from her own life as a naturalized American citizen, while also remembering her home in Pakistan.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Writing Ghazal in English. Waqar. Arif. 22 March 2015. The News on Sunday. 18 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Shadab Zeest Hashmi: Call to Prayer. 2 January 2012. 18 January 2016. Voices: Compassion Education. Turkovich. Marilyn.
  3. Between Two Worlds. Donahue. Bill. June 2011. Reed Magazine. 18 January 2016.
  4. Notes for my Husband. Hashmi. Shadab Zeest. 2010. Pakistaniaat. 18 January 2016.
  5. Ghazal: Tangle . Hashmi. Shadab Zeest. 2014. Prairie Schooner. 10.1353/psg.2014.0034 . 88. 2. 23. 201769263.
  6. Qasida Sequence for Peshawar (Poem). Hashmi. Shadab Zeest. 2014. Atlanta Review. 18 January 2016. 20. 2. 29–30. subscription . EBSCO.
  7. Gunga Din's Revenge; She breaks her fast with a pinch of salt; Bilingual. Journal of Postcolonial Writing. 2011-05-01. 1744-9855. 240–242. 47. 2. 10.1080/17449855.2011.557254. Shadab Zeest. Hashmi. 161305213.
  8. Web site: Hashmi. Shadab. Ghazal For The Ninth Month. Split This Rock. 26 August 2016. 16.
  9. News: Women Writers Achieved Exceptional Prominence. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910194052/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-179914265.html. dead. 10 September 2016. 5 March 2008. The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan). 18 January 2016.
  10. Web site: Staff. Harriet. HuffPo Presents Eight Emerging Poets and Fiction Writers. Poetry Foundation. 26 August 2016. 18.
  11. Web site: Hashmi. Shadab. The Ghazal: Expressing the Inexpressible. Contemporary World Literature. 26 August 2016. 14.
  12. Web site: Hashmi. Shadab. Silk Road Qasida. Knot Magazine. 26 August 2016. 15.
  13. Web site: Hashmi. Shadab. Ghazal, Sufism, and the Birth of a Language. 3 Quarks Daily. 3 February 2014 . 26 August 2016. 17.
  14. News: Poem of the Day: "Guantanamo" by Shadab Zeest Hashmi. 13 April 2014. San Diego Free Press. 18 January 2016.
  15. News: LLF: 'Study the Past in Context to Learn From It'. Rauf. Saleha. 21 February 2015. The Express Tribune. 18 January 2016.
  16. Book: Hashmi. Shadab. Baker of Tarifa. 2010. Poetic Matrix.
  17. Web site: Iman. 2016-07-31.

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