Evening Whispers
My Son, the dawn approaches,
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Zainab A.K
London, England
Faithless brute to master's whims/Bloodied in your people's sins
I'm a young woman from London who combines traditional Urdu poetry with English styles. I began writing Islamic poetry when I was a teen, trying to deepen my connection to the Ahlulbayt and introduce non-Muslim friends to the Tragedy of Karbala. I began connecting Karbala to my political poetry in 2023, and created an anthology of poems about Gaza over my degree.