Javeria Hasnain

Poet

Brooklyn, NY
New York US
Email: 
javeriahasnain123@gmail.com
Website: 
javeriahasnain.com
Twitter/X: 
@peelijay

Author's 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). 

Education: 
The New School MFA

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:
SIN (Chestnut Review Chapbooks, 2024)
Journals:
Bending Genres
,
Foglifter
,
Gulf Stream
,
Margins
,
Rattle
,
Superstition Review
,
Vagabond
Prizes won: 

Runner-up for 2022 The Bird in Your Hands prize

Personal Favorites

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.
What I'm reading now: 
Transit by Rachel Cusk, Brother Alive by Zain Khalid

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Muslim, South Asian
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English, Hindi, Urdu
Born in: 
Karachi
Pakistan
Raised in: 
Karachi
Pakistan
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Last update: Oct 27, 2024