Mariam Ahmed is a Californian poet. She has her Bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Sociology from UC Davis and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Poetry from San Diego State University. As a Pakistani-born American raised in the Bay Area and Folsom, CA, Mariam is a first generation scholar and the first woman in her family to attend college. She is a certified Poet-Teacher with California Poets in the Schools, and her work has been published by many literary journals and presses. She also teaches English to Afghan refugee women and children through Survival English for Newly Arrived Afghans (SENA), a program within the San Diego nonprofit organization, License to Freedom. In addition to writing and teaching, Mariam enjoys meditating and exploring beaches.
