About



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SAAD ALI (b. 1980 C.E. in Okara, Pakistan) is an (existential) philosopher, poet, and literary translator. He has been educated and brought up in the UK and Pakistan. He earned his BSc and MSc in Management from University of Leicester, UK. By profession, he is an Educationist, Management Consultant, and Personal & Professional Development Mentor.

Ali possesses a broader worldview, which is a result of his experiences gained from having lived in a variety of cultural settings such as Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Australasia. The cogs of his existential machinery are oiled by the muses of arts. He was embraced by the muses (of poetry) in his infancyat the raw age of 13. The main components of his poetic discourse include: contemplation and satire. Some of his influences include: Vayasa, Homer, Ovid, Saadi, Rumi, Hafez, Ghalib, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Freud, Jung, and Tagoreto name a few.

He is a regular contributor to The Ekphrastic Review (TER)a premier literary journal for ekphrastic verse and prose. His work has been nominated for Best of the Net Anthology.

He is fond of travelling by train and exploring cities/towns on foot. He is fond of learning different languages. In particular, he appreciates the Persian, Chinese, and Greek cuisines. His favourite sport is putting his gray matter to test at chess. At the end of a long day, he prefers to unwind with the classic/psychedelic/post-rock music.