Hima Raza
Hima Raza | |
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| Born | 1975  |
| Died | 2003 (aged 27–28) |
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| Occupation | Writer, poet |
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Hima Fathima Raza (1975–2003) was a Pakistani poet.
Biography
[edit]Hima Raza was born in 1975 in Lahore, the daughter of lawyer Raza Kazim and educator Naseem Kazim.[1] She was named for her paternal grandmother, Hima Akhlaque Hussain, an educator and author.[2]
Raza studied at the Kinnaird College for Women in Lahore, the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and the University of Sussex in England.[3] She graduated with an MPhil from the latter and her thesis was entitled A Mohajir's Eye-View: The Politics of Migrant Identity in Salman Rushdie's Diasporic Fiction.[2] She taught at Lahore Grammar School and the Lahore University of Management Sciences.[3]
Raza published two books of poetry, Memory Stains (2001) and Left Hand Speak (2002). Her verse has often been described as experimental. Muneeza Shamsie writes that Raza's work "revealed a rare talent and forged new directions in Pakistani-English poetry during her short lifetime."[4] In Left Hand Speak, she published bilingual poetry in English and Urdu, using both Arabic and Roman scripts.[1]
Raza died in 2003 following a hit and run accident in Hyde Park.[5]
Bibliography
[edit]- Memory Stains: A Collection of Short Verse. London: Minerva Press, 2001.[2]
- Left Hand Speak: A Collection of Verse. Islamabad: Alhamra, 2002.[2]
- Raza, Hima (2003). "Unravelling Sharam : Narrativisation as a political act in Salman Rushdie's shame". Wasafiri. 18 (39): 55–61. doi:10.1080/02690050308589850. ISSN 0269-0055.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kehar, Taha. "A tale of two languages". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d HR: Hima Raza Collection: finding aid, South Asian Diaspora Arts Archive
- ^ a b Raza, Vishal (25 June 2016). "A treasury of verse: Remembering poet Hima Raza". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ Shamsie, Muneeza (24 May 2017), "Pakistani-English Writing", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.69, ISBN 978-0-19-020109-8, archived from the original on 10 April 2019, retrieved 22 August 2025
- ^ Hussein, Aamer (June 2003). "Obituary: Hima Raza (1975–2003)". Wasafiri. 18 (39): 62–63. doi:10.1080/02690050308589851. ISSN 0269-0055.
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