APPNE Annual Meeting 2022 | Ghazala Poetry Event & Reading

APPNE Annual Meeting

APPNE Annual Meeting – Part I

Experience a poignant live performance by Ghazala Alam as she captures the profound depths of human emotion through her evocative Urdu poetry.

“On Being Human” explores the intricate relationship between past experiences and present resilience through the lens of soul-stirring verse.

APPNE Annual Meeting 2022 – Part II

Explore the evocative power of Urdu poetry as Ghazala Alam continues her soul-stirring performance, weaving together themes of heritage and human connection.

“On Being Human” serves as a bridge between cultures, offering a sensitive and profound reflection on the experiences that shape our collective identity.

Ghazala Alam

Ghazala Alam writes English and Urdu poetry, reflecting her experiences as a woman of color, an immigrant, and a practicing physician. She has recently published a book of her poems (On Being Human, Gatekeeper Press, 2024, ISBN No. 9781662937903). Each chapter in the book has a preamble in English, the English and Urdu versions of the poem, as well as an English transliteration of the Urdu poem.

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غزالہ عالم

غزالہ عالم انگلش اور اردو شاعری لکھتی ہیں، جس میں ایک رنگین خاتون، ایک تارک وطن، اور ایک طبیب کے طور پر اپنے تجربات کی عکاسی ہوتی ہے۔ اس نے حال ہی میں اپنی نظموں کی ایک کتاب شائع کی ہے (آن بینگ ہیومن، گیٹ کیپر پریس، 2024، آئی ایس بی این نمبر 9781662937903) ۔ کتاب کے ہر باب میں انگریزی میں ایک تمہید، نظم کے انگریزی اور اردو ورژن کے ساتھ ساتھ اردو نظم کا انگریزی ترجمہ بھی ہے۔