15 Feb, 2013

a visit to portland state university…

Sehba Sarwar
15 Feb, 2013

Hosted by a graduate art student, Erica Thomas, I spend two nights in Portland, visiting Harrell Fletcher’s graduate program Engaging a Community Through Art project with Portland State University,...

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23 Oct, 2012

blog posts on poets & writers…

23 Oct, 2012

Check out my new blogposts on Poets & Writers. My blogs will be appearing online for the month of October. October 1 October 9 October 14 October 22

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25 Aug, 2012

a midnight drive

Sehba Sarwar
25 Aug, 2012

Gordita’s altar, Galveston, TX; Photo by Oskar Sonnen Past Midnight We press our backs On flat cement, Cradled by black sky Above, a shooting star flickers. Behind us: Gushing...

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21 Jun, 2012

21 Jun, 2012

Today is May Day and the most parts of the world are using today to take time off from jobs and instead, celebrate workers’ rights. In solidarity, I am...

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28 Jan, 2012

op-ed in the houston chronicle

28 Jan, 2012

On January 27, 2012 my op-ed Observing social change, in Houston and Karachi appeared in the Houston Chronicle.

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15 Jan, 2012

a room of one’s own…

15 Jan, 2012

Collaboration can be fabulous but working alone is often under-rated. Susan Cain’s op-ed in Sunday’s New York Times reminds us of how creativity is connected to solitude.

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19 Mar, 2011

movement

19 Mar, 2011

I suppose this is why they call this month March madness. So much movement in my life over the last few weeks. First, Ammi arrives from Karachi ten days...

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18 Mar, 2011

visiting NY

Sehba Sarwar
18 Mar, 2011

It’s been a few years since I’ve spent time in New York. This time, I am here to participate in a panel and give a reading / screening at...

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31 Jan, 2011

think global / act local

31 Jan, 2011

My Op-Ed appeared in the Houston Chronicle; the title I submitted – “think global / act local” – is a little different from the version that ran in print:...

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19 Apr, 2010

patti smith in houston!…

Sehba Sarwar
19 Apr, 2010

I first met Patti Smith in La Guardia Airport in 2003 when she was on her way to Houston to install her Strange Messenger exhibition and perform in a special...

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