Maryam A. Ghafoor

Maryam A. Ghafoor is a queer, Muslim Pakistani-American poet from Illinois. Her poems appear in journals such as American Poetry Review, Foundry, Barnstorm, Salamander, and Mid-American Review. She was longlisted for the 2025 Granum Prize and is a finalist for the 2025 St. Lawrence Book Award. You can follow her on Instagram @mghafoor795.

Maryam A. Ghafoor's work appears in Issue 46.2 Winter/Spring 2026.