Qurat Dar on her poetic style
I largely write first person, confessional free verse. I spent some of my formative years as a poet competing in poetry slam, which continues to influence my work (such as through emphasis on narrative and extended metaphor). These days I aim to write poetry that bridges page and stage. I pull from my lived experience and day to day as well as spirituality, nature, and science.
Qurat Dar reads from Non-Prophet
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Qurat Dar is the author of Non-Prophet (icehouse poetry 2025), winner of the inaugural Claire Harris Poetry Prize. She was the City of Mississauga’s Youth Poet Laureate from 2021-2023 and the 2020 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam National Champion. Qurat’s poems have appeared in Augur, EVENT, Arc Poetry Magazine, and across the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) network.
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