{"id":8191,"date":"2021-09-25T17:21:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T17:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?p=8191"},"modified":"2021-09-25T17:21:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T17:21:55","slug":"dwells-by-fatima-ahmad-a-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/dwells-by-fatima-ahmad-a-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dwells&#8221; by Fatima Ahmad: A Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/\">Daastan<\/a> is brimming with young talent, and today we bring to you <strong>Fatima Ahmad<\/strong>&#8211; the <strong>21<\/strong> year old author of &#8220;<strong>Dwells<\/strong>&#8220;. The poetry anthology is her <em>debut<\/em> into the world of published literature.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from purchasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meraqissa.com\/book\/1766\">her book<\/a> &#8220;Dwells&#8221;, you can also find her poetry on her instagram account <strong>@vulnerablestar18_<\/strong> . Regardless of being a busy <em>journalism<\/em> student at the University of Karachi, Fatima found the time to answer some of our burning questions.<\/p>\n<h2>When did you start writing? Who inspired the process?<\/h2>\n<p>As a young talent, Fatima started writing at the age of 12. But it wasn&#8217;t on her own accord. According to her, she was never <em>quite<\/em> inspired to write poetry. Yes, we know- in retrospect that seems unbelievable. She owes her foray into the world of poetry to her 7th grade teacher, who told her to &#8220;<em>Write what you know<\/em>&#8220;. And so she did.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from real life personalities that influenced her, Fatima also provided us with a list of literary inspirations. She named some well-loved literary figures: <em>Enid Blyton, Haruki Murakami, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and John Green.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Are there any life experiences that shape who you are as a person?<\/h2>\n<p>We believe it is important to know the author behind the work in order to truly appreciate the latter. For that reason our focus didn&#8217;t just remain on &#8220;Dwells&#8221;, but also on Fatima as a <em>person and an author.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Moreover this becomes evident as Fatima tells us about her <em>harrowing<\/em> life experiences. She has been through several<em> betrayals<\/em> in her life from her extended family. However, these incidents turned her into &#8220;<em>a better and not a bitter person<\/em>&#8220;. According to her, her &#8220;<em>pain made me (her) stronger, kinder and softer than before<\/em>&#8220;. All these qualities are well reflected in her poetry.<\/p>\n<h2>Why did you choose &#8220;Dwells&#8221; as the title of your anthology?<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8211 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dwells-min-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dwells-min-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dwells-min-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dwells-min-768x1189.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dwells-min-150x232.jpg 150w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dwells-min-300x465.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dwells-min-696x1078.jpg 696w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/dwells-min.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is no surprise that the title of the anthology catches our eye. We wanted to find out the meaning the word &#8220;<em>Dwells<\/em>&#8221; had for Fatima. Especially if the meaning contributed to the reader&#8217;s experience.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fatima, she chose &#8220;Dwells&#8221; as the title to describe<em> human nature<\/em>, as she sees it. For her, it is a <em>blanket word<\/em> that covers much of what the anthology presents.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em> &#8216;Dwell&#8217; is a word of big magnitude. At the same time it&#8217;s quite in its sense. What is more intriguing about this word is that you never know what people dwell in&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is apparent that the title represents a state of being- be it in our &#8220;<em>mind, heart, memories or nightmares<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the word also functions as an acronym:<\/p>\n<p>D- Desire<br \/>\nW- Wonder<br \/>\nE- Ecstasy<br \/>\nL- Love<br \/>\nL- Life<br \/>\nS- Sadness<\/p>\n<p>Not only does the above litany convey the &#8220;<em>various aspects of human nature<\/em>&#8220;, but they also function as chapter titles in the anthology.<\/p>\n<h2>For a reader who has yet to pick up &#8220;Dwells&#8221;, what are the main themes that can be found in the anthology?<\/h2>\n<p>According to Fatima, the main themes behind her poem are <em>reminiscing and self-reflection.<\/em> It is evident that reading this anthology is an active event. She asks the reader to<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>simply let your mind and heart wander back and forth&#8230;hardships, halcyon moments, all while you keep discovering your core self<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Why did you choose to mostly forgo punctuations?<\/h2>\n<p>For most poets, usage (or lack thereof) of punctuations becomes a <em>stylistic choice<\/em>. During our reading of the anthology, we noticed a <em>lack<\/em> of them. Naturally, we asked Fatima to walk us through what she hoped to achieve from this decision.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, it was a conscious decision on her part. She believes that punctuations in poetry &#8220;<em>break the flow of emotions and thoughts<\/em>&#8221; that seem to be evoked by the poem itself, &#8220;Hence, less punctuation felt like an apt choice to implement&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>How much of your poetry has been influenced by loss? Is there anything that helped you navigate it?<\/h2>\n<p>On our perusal of &#8220;<em>Dwells<\/em>&#8220;, loss became a recurring motif- and rightly so. Fatima seems to belong to the class of writers who <em>productively channel their sadness<\/em> to create wonderful pieces of literature. She rationalizes it due to there being &#8220;<em>No obstacles at all between my (her) heart and the paper<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, she states that almost <strong>95%<\/strong> of her poetry has been influenced by loss and in a<em> cyclical<\/em> way, it is poetry that helps her cope with it. She goes as far as to call it her favourite escape.<\/p>\n<h2>What is your favourite poem from the collection?<\/h2>\n<p>Now of course, no author interview can end without this cliched question! Funnily so, despite the barrage of heavy questioning from our side, Fatima found this particular one the<em> toughest<\/em> to answer.<\/p>\n<p>However, after much contemplation she finally came to a decision. Her favourite poem belongs to Chapter 1 &#8220;Desire&#8221;, of Dwells.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Because that is exactly how I embraced myself during the bleakest moments of my life. Therefore, this poem holds a special place in my heart<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;Somewhere between wishing and wanting<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Something best went through me<\/em><br \/>\n<em>To an abandoned road<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Waiting for me <\/em><br \/>\n<em>To dwell upon <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Teaching me the value <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Of what can be gained<\/em><br \/>\n<em>If you wait enough<\/em><br \/>\n<em>If you care enough<\/em><br \/>\n<em>If you feel enough<\/em><br \/>\n<em>If you smile enough&#8230;.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And like all good things, our interview with Fatima came to an end as well! If you wish to know more about her, do give her instagram account a view. And if you want to use all these extra insights to good use, check out her poetry anthology &#8220;Dwells&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meraqissa.com\/book\/1766\">Qissa.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daastan is brimming with young talent, and today we bring to you Fatima Ahmad&#8211; the 21 year old author of &#8220;Dwells&#8220;. The poetry anthology is her debut into the world of published literature. Aside from purchasing her book &#8220;Dwells&#8221;, you can also find her poetry on her instagram account @vulnerablestar18_ . 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