For most amateur writers, recognition by means of publication in a local paper or a regional collection would suffice, but for second-year Carleton student Bardia Sinaee, a national print publication will do just fine.
With a poem entitled Viral Ads Attatched to E-mails From My Accountant as Indicative of My Dwindling Financial Situation, Sinaee's work was acknowledged and accepted for publication with The Feathertale Review, a magazine available nationwide at stores such as Chapters.
With a double major in both English and linguistics, Sinaee said he always had an inclination to write.
“I always wanted to be a writer,” he said. “I started attending In/Words Magazine's writer's circles about a year ago and my fellow members have really been the ones who have influenced my decision to pursue writing. What's so great about it is that not one person there takes themselves too seriously. They provide a humorous outlook on things which serves as an ideal means of inspiration.”
Sinaee has quite an impressive record of previously published works under his belt which consist of short fiction for The Feathertale Review website, as well as journalistic pieces.
But poetry is where his passion lies, Sinaee said.
“It's just something I much prefer,” he said. “It's also the only thing thus far which has been accepted for national publication.”
“Buick & The Bastard,” his poetry chapbook, will also be showcased in an upcoming issue of In/Words, a literary magazine based out of Carleton.
Sinaee has been an avid contributor to The Feathertale Review website and said he was ecstatic upon receiving news that his current piece was to be accepted for nationwide publication.
Sinaee's poem will be published in The Feathertale Reveiew this fall.