Ayaz Pirani is a poet whose published collections include Happy You Are Here, Kabir’s Jacket Has a Thousand Pockets, Bachelor of Art, and How Beautiful People Are, which was longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award. Pirani’s work has appeared in literary magazines including Arc Poetry Magazine, The Antigonish Review, The Malahat Review, and Guest 16. He has studied humanities in Toronto and Montreal, as well as fine arts at Vermont College. Born in Tanzania and raised in Ontario, Pirani now lives near Monterey Bay, California.