Rashid Osmani is an engineer by profession and has been a Vice President of Engineering at major US corporations. He was born and raised in Hyderabad, India and holds two masters' degrees in electronics and telecommunications. He has thirteen US patents and two professional awards. He has also published several technical papers in his field of work. Not your stereotypical poet, he believes that real poetry emanates from the heart of a poet and touches readers' hearts. He started writing poetry in 2009 after recuperating from a near-death experience that required emergency heart surgery. Before this incident, he had no interest in poetry. He serves as a moderator on a poetry website and has… lived in the Chicago area with his family for over thirty years. He is married and has two children. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming and going for long walks.