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"Kiran Masroor’s collection of poems, titled The Closest I Will Get to Mecca, maps the developing spiritual contours of the poet’s self-identity... When she implores “I want to speak to you on another level, let me” I think she signals to us what the collection is really about: that is, using the language of poetry to open a space in which a deeper sense of connectedness can be made possible. I take Masroor’s poetry to be “religious” most of all in the etymological sense. It is a mode of binding, between self and other, between self and the world, between self and God. There is a growing vision of love throughout the collection that assures me Masroor is a promising young poet and that there is much more to come from her. To sum up my impression of this collection: the figure traced is a map to Mecca, the landscape traversed is the self, the yield of the journey is love."

supported by the yale creative performing award, I performed select pieces from my poetry book– intertwining piano, guitar, singing, and visual media.