Raza Ali Hasan

Lyrical Enlightenment

Arts & Literature

“Lyrical Enlightenment is a testament to Faiza’s resilience in face of the exilic life she confronts in her poems. Being uprooted is taken in stride, as seen in her poems ‘A Decade with No Roots’ and ‘I’m Tired of Living by Your Words.’ . . . In ‘Ghost of Tragedy,’ the clinical psychiatrist becomes a ‘brain-shaman’ who overprescribes ‘over-the-counter spells.’ ‘Nylon-fabric palm trees’ provide shelter in this lyrical landscape where the loved ones have ‘vanished.’”