Occupation
Graduate Student (Doctoral)
Contact
ABOUT
Felisa Hervey (pen name Farzana Marie) is a poet and PhD candidate, studying Persian literature and creative writing at the University of Arizona. She served six years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force officer, and has spent three years in Afghanistan in both military and civilian capacities. She is the author of a book of poetry in translation from the Persian Dari, Load Poems Like Guns: Women’s Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan (2014) and the nonfiction book, Hearts for Sale! A Buyer's Guide to Winning in Afghanistan (2013). She is the president of Civil Vision International, a nonprofit charitable organization focused on positively influencing international relationships through connecting, informing, and inspiring citizens. Find her on Twitter @farzanamarie
Discipline
Literature
Sub Areas
Persian
Central Asian Studies
Cultural Studies
Translation
Geographic Areas of Interest
Afghanistan
Central Asia
Iran
Tajikistan
Specialties
Afghan Women's Contemporary Poetry
Languages
Arabic (elementary)
Persian (advanced)
Kazakh (advanced)
Russian (intermediate)
Spanish (fluent)
English (native)
Education
MA
| 2007
| English (Literature)
| University of Massachusetts, Boston
BS
| 2006
| Humanities
| United States Air Force Academy
Abstracts
Translating Conflict: Contemporary Women’s Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan
