Ilona Yusuf
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Ilona Yusuf is an English language
English language
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 poet. She is the citizen of both Pakistan and United Kingdom. She was born in London
London
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, England
England
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, to a Pakistani father and a Polish
Polish British
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 mother. A business woman, she lives in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 with her husband and two children. “Picture This…” is her first book of poems.

A designer of lamps and furniture, she spends her time between Pakistan and the United States. She is married with two children. “Picture This…” is her first book of poems. Presently, along with Bina Shah, she edits the Alhamra Literary Review, a publication dedicated to showcasing the work of Pakistani writers writing in English. She has also begun to contribute articles to feature and art magazines, and has recently put together a second collection of poems, which is as yet unpublished.

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