Writer · Poet · Teacher · Story Collector
sabina
khan-ibarra
Writing about family, memory, belonging, and what survives across generations.
Work in SWWIM, Anomaly, and FERAL, and forthcoming in AGNI. Teaching through The Writers Grotto, San Diego Writers, Ink, and Litquake.
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Read My Work
Poems, stories, and essays about family, memory, inheritance, and belonging.
Explore Classes
Generative workshops in poetry and prose with The Writers Grotto, San Diego Writers, Ink, and Litquake. All levels welcome.
Work With Me
One-on-one consultations on poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Also available for readings, talks, and workshops.
Coming up
Classes & events
Class · Final session
The Unsaid: Writing Through Silence, Secrecy, and Omission
Sat, Oct 17, 2026
San Diego Writers, Ink · Write Your Story Now
Class · One session
The Poem as Container
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 · 1:00–3:00 PM PT
Online · San Diego Writers, Ink
Class · In progress
Writing Between Forms
Fridays through Oct 23 · 11:30 AM–1:30 PM PT
The Writers Grotto
Reading
Body Language
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 5:00–6:00 PM
Lit Crawl San Francisco · Teeth Bar SF, 2323 Mission St
Community event · Organizer
Artists Gather: A Community Launch for the Bay Area Artist Census
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 2:00–4:00 PM
Burlingame Community Center · Free
Conversation · Interviewer
In Conversation: Sarita Sarvate on Midnight’s Daughter
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 · 6:00–7:30 PM
San Francisco Public Library · The Page, 1st Floor
Write-in
Fall Write-In
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM PT
Virtual · The Writers Grotto
Class · 4 weeks
The Poem As Container
Fridays, Nov 6–27 · 11:30 AM–1:30 PM PT
The Writers Grotto
Class
Character Without Backstory
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
San Diego Writers, Ink · Write Your Story Now
Class
The Small Shift: Making a Scene Move
Sun, Nov 8, 2026
San Diego Writers, Ink · Write Your Story Now
About
I am a writer of fiction and poetry, educator, and Pakistani Pashtun Muslim American. My work explores family, memory, inheritance, and the stories that shape who we become.
From Selected Work
unlock the mouth that holds many truths
first, remove your shoes like this
— “How to Pray at the Mosque,” The Rising Phoenix Review
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