. Iranian poet and feminist scholar living in Washington DC

. Authored 11 books

. Winner of the  Jovellanos International Poetry Prize in Spain in 2015 for the poem, Chãk

. Selected poet by the “Dangerous Women Project” in 2016 for the poem, A Piece of Flesh. The home of this project is the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh

. Guest writer of ICORN in Italy (by PEN International) for two years

. International guest writer for International Women’s Group Glasgow North “Many Voices” writing group in Glasgow, Scotland

. B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology