EP 197: Interview with Ali Ashhar about his poetry

<p>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, <a href="https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier">“The Unconventional Courier.”</a> He also submitted his quartet of poems, including “Evasion”, to Issue 6 of The Unconventional Courier.</p> <p>Ali Ashhar’s works featured in <em><strong>The Unconventional Courier</strong></em>:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/life-s-lore"><u><strong>https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/life-s-lore</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/three-poems-2"><u><strong>https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/three-poems-2</strong></u></a></li> </ul> <p>Ali Ashhar is a poet, short story writer, and columnist. He is the author of the poetry collection, <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Mirror-Emotions-Ali-Ashhar/dp/1639403531"><em><strong>Mirror of Emotions</strong></em></a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p> <p>You can follow Ali on Twitter: <em>@AliAshhar11</em></p> <p>Tete asks Ali the following questions in this episode:</p> <ol> <li>When did you start writing poetry? Which poets have been your inspirations?</li> <li>What is the best advice you could give other writers about writing or publishing?</li> <li>Do you have a daily or weekly writing schedule, or do you write only when you are inspired?</li> <li>How well do you work under pressure?</li> </ol> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortunus-games/message