Alexandria, July 1981

Joy Amina Garnett’s artwork and writings have appeared in an eclectic array of publications, including Evergreen Review, Ibraaz, Full Blede, Ping Pong, Edible Brooklyn, and The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook. She is working on a memoir that draws on the life and work of her late grandfather, the Egyptian Romantic poet and bee scientist Ahmed Zaky Abushâdy (1892–1955). She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband who is also an artist.