Poets & Writers
Published on Poets & Writers (https://www.pw.org)

Home > Javeria Hasnain

Javeria Hasnain [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Brooklyn, NY
New York US
Email: 
javeriahasnain123@gmail.com
Bio: 

Javeria Hasnain is a Brooklyn-based Pakistani poet, writer, translator, and educator. She is a Fulbright and a Sewanee scholar and an MFA Poetry candidate at The New School, where she teaches writing. She has previously worked with The Adroit Journal, The Inquisitive Eater, Cave Canem Foundation, and Teachers & Writers Collaborative. Her debut chapbook of poems is SIN (Chestnut Review, 2024). 

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Hindi
Urdu
Favorite authors: 
Kaveh Akbar, Fatima Asghar, Layli Long Soldier, Natalie Diaz, Momina Mela, Adeeba Talukder, Tishani Doshi, Aria Aber, Jamil Jan Kochai, Rachel Cusk, Tommy Pico, J Mae Barizo, Camonghne Felix, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Hua Xi, Adedayo Agarau, Shlagha Borah, Karan Kapoor, Shannan Mann, etc. etc.
Twitter/X: 
peelijay
Born in: 
Karachi
Pakistan
Raised in: 
Karachi
Pakistan
Website: 
https://javeriahasnain.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Runner-up for 2022 The Bird in Your Hands prize

Education: 
The New School
What I'm reading now: 
Transit by Rachel Cusk
Brother Alive by Zain Khalid
Identifies as: 
Muslim
South Asian
Prefers to work with: 
Any

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/javeria_hasnain

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/javeria_hasnain [2] https://javeriahasnain.com