I publish poetry in visual, audio, and written forms, combining psychological themes with philosophical musings, and deriving inspiration from science and nature to help me reconcile some of life’s intimate complexities, including selfhood, the coincidence of opposites, and, in the words of Maria Popova, 'the incomprehensible miracle of being alive'. I also offer one-on-one self-discovery writing sessions, using a comprehensive ebook I developed as the framework and writing as the tool to help others uncover themselves and articulate their findings in words.​ Click here to learn more about my self-discovery ebook and private sessions. 

 

The Visual Form:

 

In 2019, I embarked on my journey in the arts by making poetry films that explored psychological themes such as existential crises and belonging. In 2020, my series, Journey of Becoming, was chosen for screening at Dubai’s art-house cinema, Akil, in celebration of female artists. Since then, I have directed nineteen poetry films and co-directed six, many of which have been produced in both English and Arabic. In late 2023, I began submitting my works to international film festivals, such as Resonans, Cadence, and the Golden Lion International Film Festival (GLIFF), receiving several nominations and awards for Bubble Hat and Not Alone. Under my initiative #mcollabs, I invite a range of artists, including cinematographers, film directors, animators, editors, and set designers to fuse their art with my voice and words. Check out my collaborative poetry film Envy', which was inspired by Nietzsche's book The Genealogy of Morality.

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The Audio Form:

 

I record many of my poems and fuse them with sounds and music. My poetry recordings have been used as overlays in award-winning short films, such as Under the Sun by Alla Dulh and Just Once by Zuhair Lokhandwala; as lyrics and spoken word for music composers and producers, such as Arash Behzadi and Ricardo Haila; and as guided meditations for wellness practitioners and projects, such as 'Silk' for the Saudi doula Ruqaya Ahmed and 'Silence' for the Dubai-based biophilic development, Keturah Reserve. 

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The Written Form:

 

My poems have been published in several literary journals, including Sky Island Journal, Vita Brevis Anthology, Science Write Now, inScribe, The Poet Anthology, Last Leaves, Central Texas Writers Society Anthology, Rat's Ass Review, The Poet, Querencia Press, Nocturno, and others. Click here to read some of my published poems. My chapbook and album I Ask My Being are forthcoming, so stay tuned. As an aside, I am currently in the final stages of editing a novella about a disgruntled misfit in Dubai, a novella about factory farming, and a collection of lyrical pensées about the sense of self in the context of depersonalisation and derealisation.