EP 197: Interview with Ali Ashhar about his poetry

In this episode, Tete DePunk, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, interviews poet Ali Ashhar, who submitted several of his poems, including “Life’s Lore” to Issue 5 of our literary zine, “The Unconventional Courier.” He also submitted his quartet of poems, including “Evasion”, to Issue 6 of The Unconventional Courier.

Ali Ashhar’s works featured in The Unconventional Courier:

• https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/life-s-lore
• https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/three-poems-2

Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer, and columnist. He is the author of the poetry collection, Mirror of Emotions. 

Ali Ashhar has won four awards for his work during his writing career. His works appear in Indian Review, The Raven Review, Bosphorus Review of Books, among others.

You can follow Ali on Twitter: @AliAshhar11

Tete asks Ali the following questions in this episode:

1. When did you start writing poetry? Which poets have been your inspirations?
2. What is the best advice you could give other writers about writing or publishing?
3. Do you have a daily or weekly writing schedule, or do you write only when you are inspired?
4. How well do you work under pressure?

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