Farah Ghafoor 
is dedicated to the truth.

Credit: Amira Chen

Farah Ghafoor is an award-winning poet based in Toronto. Her debut collection of poetry, Shadow Price, explores the idea of value at the intersection of capitalism, colonialism, and climate change. Shadow Price is out from House of Anansi Press. Order here. 

​Farah is passionate about challenging our tendency towards climate anxiety and doomism, and exploring the historical factors that caused our present crisis. She believes that change starts with paying attention to the place you call home, and that this very moment is the time to start building a future we can all thrive in. 
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Born to Pakistani immigrants in New York, she was raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and Windsor, Ontario, and earned her Bachelor of Management and Accounting from the University of Toronto.