Events, Interviews, Guest Editing

Overview

Featured poet in Robin Smith’s presentation during the 2021 HSA Virtual National Conference (June 12-13, 2021) Link for the presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58WS_Lf5IhU&feature=youtu.be
Guest speak at the Seashores, New Zealand haiku Zoom event, 9th May 2021 where I talked about my book her fading henna tattoo.
Guest speaker at NVHA Spring Open Mic featuring Rocky Wilson and Hifsa Ashraf (Nick Virgilio Haiku Association / Writers House, New Jersey, Apr 26, 2021): https://youtu.be/6O_Qeh87rkM
Guest speaker at Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK virtual conference on International Widows Day. It was aired on 92 News UK. https://fb.watch/6njWmUY2dy/
https://www.facebook.com/92newsuk/videos/955084628626618/
Interviewed by Jacob Salzer for his blog "Haiku Poet Interviews" as featured poet for April 2024. https://haikupoetinterviews.wordpress.com/.../hifsa-ashraf/
Haiku reading at the 1st May, 17th anniversary Haiku Fest Poets zoom meeting for a project with Northern Illinois University (NIU) Composers
Attended and briefly talked about haiku commentary at Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2020 Zoom Conference
Interviewed by 247 and Jazba news channels about micropoetry and its promotion in Pakistan and in the UK. Links to the interview. https://youtu.be/CoVklkKEQ3Y?si=akJMVTGRckBVf0nZ
First haiku reading for Poetry Pea Podcast UK: Poetry Pea, Series 3 Episode 22: Social Issues
Interviewed by The Haiku Foundation on the topic- New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners August 15, 2021
My first every interview by Mike Rehling (Editor in Chief, failed haiku) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvPhiUW04JU&t=1s
Mike Rehling interview for failed haiku interview series by Hifsa Ashraf and Kala Ramesh https://failedhaiku.com/2021/04/10/mike-rehling-interviewed-by-hifsa-ashraf-and-kala-ramesh/
Guest editor for the special issues of Failed Haiku (An American Micropoetry Journal), Triveni/Haikukatha (An Indian Micropoetry Journal), and Haiku Dialogue, The Haiku Foundation (An American Micropoetry Organization).
Serve as judge for the Betty Drevniok Award 2026, organized by Haiku Canada. https://www.haikucanada.org/contests/drevniok/BettyDrevniokAward2026.pd

Details:

Grateful to Jacob Salzer for publishing my interview at his blog "Haiku Poet Interviews" as featured poet for April 2024.

Here is the link: https://haikupoetinterviews.wordpress.com/.../hifsa-ashraf/

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Interview with ARY by Farid Qureshi at Pakistan High Commission London

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Interview with 24/7 channel UK and Jazba

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Ltxfj7jW17cX1UED/?mibextid=WC7FNe

https://youtu.be/CoVklkKEQ3Y?si=akJMVTGRckBVf0nZ

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Tehreek-e-Kashmir,UK conference on International Widows Day on 92 News UK.

https://fb.watch/6njWmUY2dy/

https://www.facebook.com/92newsuk/videos/955084628626618/

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Tehreek-e-Kashmir,UK conference on International Widows Day.

https://youtu.be/KRqu8ZOGxIM

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Participated in 2021 HSA Virtual National Conference, 12-13 June where I was featured in Robin Smith's presentation.

Link for the presentation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58WS_Lf5IhU&feature=youtu.be

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Seashores haiku Zoom event, 9th May 2021 where I presented some thoughts about my book and read a few haiku from my book 'her fading henna tattoo'.

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1st May, 17th anniversary Haiku Fest Poets #Zoom meeting for reading haiku for a project with Northern Illinois University (NIU) Composers.

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Celebrate Spring with the Virgilio Open Mic Featuring Rocky Wilson and Hifsa Ashraf

10th April, 2020, https://www.nickvirgiliohaiku.org/

Link for the haiku reading

https://youtu.be/6O_Qeh87rkM

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Mike Rehling interview for failed haiku interview series by Hifsa Ashraf and Kala Ramesh

https://failedhaiku.com/2021/04/10/mike-rehling-interviewed-by-hifsa-ashraf-and-kala-ramesh/

Also on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvO_BvoQRUA

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My first ever interview about my haiku journey with Mike Rehling for failed haiku interview series

Mike says: New Interview with author, poet, and humanitarian Hifsa Ashraf!!! This interview is something I cherish. We had some Internet issues travelling between Presque Isle, Michigan and Pakistan, but this delightful poet shined right through!!! Thank you Hifsa for being YOU!

https://failedhaiku.com/2021/04/07/new-interview-with-author-poet-and-humanitarian-hifsa-ashraf-this-interview-is-something-i-cherish-we-had-some-internet-issues-travelling-between-presque-isle-michigan-an-pakistan-but-this-del/

Also on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvPhiUW04JU&t=1s

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seashores online haiku event