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Anam Akhter

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Poetry, Contemporary, Philosophy

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June 2020

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Anam Akhter is a young Indian writer and architect living in Washington, DC. This is her second collection of poems after "Pearls", published in India. Her poetic journey started off at 10 years of age with an English school project. More than a decade later, her work is inspired from plain people and simple lives; poems that originate from their emotions and gingerly pluck at their dilemmas.

Her work often appears as an emotional commentary that unexpectedly veers off to cold uncomfortable insights. She thus adds a thoughtful, almost scientific flavor to a form of writing that thrives in intense sentiments.

When not scuttling around DC - enjoying magical cherry blossoms, writing poems in SoHo Cafe and reciting at Busboys and Poets, she enj ...more

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How do you get inspired to write?

Anam Akhter I write when I am moved. It's also a function of age, I believe. My teenage years were formative in my writing journey, at that point it was a wonderf…moreI write when I am moved. It's also a function of age, I believe. My teenage years were formative in my writing journey, at that point it was a wonderful way to resolve my teenage angst and frustrations. Now, as a young working woman I feel like I have graduated in my poetry as well and it is based on the world outside of me more than the the world inside of me. My inspiration these days comes from people - people are amazing!
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