Zakia R KhwajaZakia R. Khwaja is a Pakistani-American poet whose work has appeared in Grey Sparrow Journal, the Alabama Review, the Aleph Review, Forge, Willow Springs among others. She has served as a poetry instructor for Desi Writer's Lounge, an initiative for outh Asian poets writing in English. Zakia has given readings for the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) and has been published by the Pakistan Academy of Letters. She writes a blog at www.zakiarkhwaja.com on creativity and writing. Zakia's poetry focuses on the rich culture of her Indus Valley heritage as well as regional and global socio-political issues. Read More Read Less