Diya Abbas
M.A. Arts Politics Class of 2026
B.A. English, Creative Writing & South Asian Studies, University Wisconsin Madison
Diya Abbas is a first-generation Pakistani writer and researcher from the Midwest. Her poems and prose are featured or forthcoming in Poetry Daily, RHINO, Foglifter, Michigan Quarterly, North American Review and others. They have performed for venues including The Lincoln Center, Andre De Shields Foundation, St.Louis Film Festival and others. Find more of their work at diyabbas.com
What drew you to the M.A. in Arts Politics?
Arts Politics allows for me to explore the undercurrents of my own writing to better focus my attention towards an intentional political practice. Poetry requires attention to detail. This program is an opportunity to engage in the politics of detail. With a collective of students and scholars, AP is an opportunity to study the literature we want to work after for a future we can work toward.