Sehba Sarwar in Person

Spanning two continents, BLACK WINGS is the story of Laila and Yasmeen, a mother and daughter, struggling to meet across the generations, cultures, and secrets that separate them. Their shared grief, as well as the common bond of unhappiness in their marriages, allows them to reconnect after seventeen years of frustration, anger and misunderstandings.

Mount Holyoke alumna Sehba Sarwar (’86) is the author of (Black Wings (Veliz Books) and poet and essayist whose work has appeared in Asia: Magazine of Asian Literature, Poetry in
English from Pakistan, Callaloo, New York Times and elsewhere. Her short stories are anthologized in Feminist Press, Akashic Books, and Harper Collins India. While at MHC, Sarwar
was part of the anti-Apartheid movement that succeeded in pushing the trustees to divest funds from South Africa. She is a recipient of multiple artist awards, her papers are archived at the
University of Houston, and she serves as Altadena co-Poet Laureate (2024-26). She was born and raised in an activist home in Karachi, Pakistan.

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