Laura Ring is a cultural anthropologist who works in a research library in Chicago. Her book Zenana: Everyday Peace in a Karachi Apartment Building was recently published by Indiana University Press, and her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in qarrtsiluni and kaleidowhirl. Laura’s website is http://partsofabell.blogspot.com.

In answer to our question of why she writes, Laura responded:

“Reading helps me move forward as a writer. I am always learning from the work of others, and their efforts to expand the boundaries of the possible. The gratitude I feel when I read something stunning nearly always inspires me to pick up my pen.”

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