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Persis Karim I am a poet who ventures into fiction/nonfiction.

Persis Karim

Biography Persis M. Karim was born and raised in the Bay Area. She considers herself a Californian first, and has varying degrees with Iranian, French, Latino culture. She is a poet and writer, and most recently has edited the collection Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora (2006). She lives in Berkeley and dreams of making a living writing full-time! 

Upcoming Works

  • Ways to Count the Dead (poems)

Nickname

  • Persie

Relationship

  • Craig C. Strang

Family

  • kids: Niko Alexander (age 5) and Kyle (age 14)

Causes I Support

  • Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Middle East Children's Alliance, National Abortion Rights League, Environment California, Save the Bay

University Affiliation

  • San Jose State University (currently professor of literature and creative writing)

Publishers

  • University of Arkansas Press, George Braziller, Inc.

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