In an exclusive conversation with Sana Hussain, poet Waqas Khwaja shares his ambivalence about the abundance of literature festivals in Pakistan, and comments on the impossibility of translations, his experience guest editing the Atlanta Review’s issue on Pakistani poetry and his passion for literature and poetry.
In an exclusive, The Missing Slate got the chance to sit with Pakistani poet Ilona Yusuf at the Islamabad Literature Festival on April 30. From politics, reading culture and advice for aspiring literati, we’d like to believe we have it all. Read on.