The Lounge Chair Interview: 10 Questions with Deeba Salim Irfan

Let’s get down to brass tacks. Why do you write?

I write because I have voices in my head. Some are high-pitched and some low-pitched. Some are ecstatic whilst some others are tormented, some are jubilant, some despondent and they all belong to different nameless faces. I have to write when I hear my characters interact. I just love the feeling after I have written something that I am satisfied with—that makes me feel complete.

Tell us about your most recent book or writing project. What were you trying to say or achieve with it?

I have completed my poetry book that is under design at the moment. The book, Charcoal Blush is a collection of abstract free verse poems through which I am celebrating various emotions of an individual’s soul.