Ilma Qureshi is a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia. For her research, she focuses on South Asian Studies. Born in Multan, a small town nestled in south of Pakistan, she grew up listening to various local languages and writes short fiction and poetry in Persian, Urdu, and English. By traversing through these linguistic landscapes, she hopes to unearth the myriad textures of beauty. Her work has appeared in various literary journals such as the Roadrunner Review, Quillkeepers Press, Streetlight Magazine, Tafheem, Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu, Active Muse, the Ice Colony, Rigorous Magazine, Tiger Moth Review, Poetry South, Last Leaves, and Wingless Dreamer.