Hya Sheikh is a poet, writer and visual artist who has recently earned an Honorable Mention for the Vera Manuel Award for Poetry 2022. Much of her creative work is centered around mental illness, emotional hardship, and unraveling the ‘other. Informed by personal experiences and being a minority in more ways than one, Hya finds expression in poetry, writing and art, and she is passionate about social justice, intersectional feminism and mental health. When she’s not petting cats or listening to metal, Hya finds herself articulating and disentangling the emotional, personal and social, weaving narratives, poems and visual illustrations of how the realms interject. Hya has a Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of Toronto where she now works as an Academic Counselor.
Contact Hya
hya.sheikh@mail.utoronto.ca
At the February 25, 2023 gathering of Surrey Muse, Hya will feature as an Emerging Poet. More about the event is here: saturday-feb-25
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