Fatima Jafar is a Pakistani writer based in New York City. She received her MFA in poetry from Emerson College. Her writing has appeared in The Cortland Review, Wasafiri, The Drift, and more.
Poetry
Spring 2024
In the End of the Beginning of Our Lives,
The Kenyon Review · “In the End of the Beginning of Our Lives” by Fatima Jafar we ate all of our hours together. In shimmering heat I slept on a […]
Poetry
Spring 2024
Reckless Duplex: The Beginning, Again
The Kenyon Review · “Reckless Duplex: The Beginning, Again” by Fatima Jafar for Allston, Massachusetts Of course, I know the sound: vast summer’s lilied rattle winding down to nothing. The […]
Poetry
Spring 2024
A Bigger Splash, 1967
The Kenyon Review · “A Bigger Splash, 1967” by Fatima Jafar Flat cerulean split in the pool’s cheek, like dropping an egg into bubbling water. The foam of white against […]