…And If I Were to Die Today

Last year I received some shocking news. A young doctor and poet, Dr. Saniya Mezhar Khan, passed away during a tragic accident while on holiday in Montreal. She was with her friend Dania when a fire broke out in the block where they were staying, and unfortunately they failed to make it to safety.

Bunny (IG handle @cosmicdoctorbunny), as she was affectionately known among Instagram poets, was a very talented poet with a unique voice. I was fortunate enough to get to know her over time, and besides being a fan of her poetry, we had some very interesting conversations over IG. What struck me, more than anything, is what a genuine and unassuming person she was.

After the initial shock about the news of her passing, the Poetry Community on IG began to organise tributes to Bunny, and there was an overall feeling that her work needed to be published. A gofundme account was launched in order to fund the compiling of a book of poetry written by Saniya and the project is well on its way.

The link to the account is: https://www.gofundme.com/f/CosmicDoctorBunny

A donation over $50: Secures YOUR COPY of the hardcover release of “Cosmic Doctor Bunny’s …and If I Were to Die Today”.

A donation over $85: You will receive an exclusive hard card printed copy of Cosmic Doctor Bunny’s last written piece, “Run, Little Rabbit” for display or to add to your own personal memories and collection of this amazing poet gone too soon.

In the words of those who knew her best “Saniya was a beloved daughter, sister, doctor, student, caregiver, youth center volunteer, suicide hotline operator, brilliant, genius level poet, and an inspiration to countless people around the world who would read her work and find themselves in her words.”

In an effort to promote the book and also reach the amount required for its publication there is currently a poetry prompt on Instagram, The prompt is the title of the book “… And If I Were to Die Today” anyone can submit a poem with the prompt and all poems will be read live on Instagram. the link to the prompt is

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5WpO3GJQoV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

During the live a draw will be made from all the submissions with the chance to win a copy of the book once it is published. My contribution to the prompt can be found in the slides.