{"id":11293,"date":"2021-04-21T14:56:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T18:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=11293"},"modified":"2021-04-22T09:33:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T13:33:52","slug":"rana-tahir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/rana-tahir\/","title":{"rendered":"Rana Tahir"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9258\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11293-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/RanaTahir.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/RanaTahir.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/RanaTahir.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11301 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9850-2.jpg?resize=214%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9850-2.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9850-2.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9850-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1076&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9850-2.jpg?resize=696%2C975&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9850-2.jpg?resize=300%2C420&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_9850-2.jpg?w=901&amp;ssl=1 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rana-tahir.com\/\">Rana Tahir<\/a> is a poet, artist, and educator living in Portland, OR. She earned her MFA from Pacific University and is a Kundiman Fellow. Her work has previously appeared in\u00a0<i>Print Oriented Bastards<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Fresh Literary Magazine<\/i>, and\u00a0<i>Catch<\/i>\u00a0among others.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Books mentioned in the interview:<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/cavendishsq.com\/title\/Countee-Cullen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artists of the Harlem Renaissance: Countee Cullen, Cavendish Square Publishing (2016)<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyoa.com\/products\/choose-your-own-adventure-spies-noor-inayat-khan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choose Your Own Adventure Spies!: Noor Inayat Khan, ChooseCo LLC (2020)<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11302\" style=\"width: 899px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Asrar.png?resize=696%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Asrar.png?w=899&amp;ssl=1 899w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Asrar.png?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Asrar.png?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Asrar.png?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Asrar.png?resize=265%2C198&amp;ssl=1 265w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Asrar.png?resize=696%2C520&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Asrar.png?resize=562%2C420&amp;ssl=1 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Asrar&#8221; Oil on Canvas, 24 x 16 inches (This painting is inspired by and named after the Kuwaiti resistance member Asrar al-Qabandi. The Kuwaiti flag is painted upside down, a symbol for distress.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11303\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11303 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crossings.png?resize=640%2C746&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crossings.png?resize=878%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 878w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crossings.png?resize=257%2C300&amp;ssl=1 257w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crossings.png?resize=768%2C896&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crossings.png?resize=696%2C812&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crossings.png?resize=1068%2C1246&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crossings.png?resize=360%2C420&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Crossings.png?w=1309&amp;ssl=1 1309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Crossings&#8221; Oil on Canvas, 16 x 24 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11304\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11304 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bukhoor.png?resize=640%2C848&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bukhoor.png?resize=773%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 773w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bukhoor.png?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bukhoor.png?resize=768%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bukhoor.png?resize=696%2C922&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bukhoor.png?resize=1068%2C1414&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bukhoor.png?resize=317%2C420&amp;ssl=1 317w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bukhoor.png?w=1083&amp;ssl=1 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Bukhoor&#8221; Oil on Canvas, 10 x 5 ft. (This is the painting we talked about. Bukhoor is a type of incense made from wood chips soaked in oil, it is a staple in households in the middle east. Bukhoor is also the name of the manuscript of these Gulf War poems.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/RanaTahir.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing list Rana Tahir is a poet, artist, and educator living in Portland, OR. She earned her MFA from Pacific University and is a Kundiman Fellow. Her work has previously appeared in\u00a0Print Oriented Bastards,\u00a0Fresh Literary Magazine, and\u00a0Catch\u00a0among others. 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