Saad Ali was born in Okara, Pakistan in 1980. He is an existential philosopher-poet. He has been brought up in Pakistan and the UK. He completed BSc and MSc in Management from University of Leicester, UK. He is a consultant (marketing, communications and research), lecturer, and trainer/mentor by profession. He possesses a broader world view, which is a result of his experiences gained from having lived in a variety of cultural settings. The cogs of Saad's existential machinery are oiled by the muses of arts. The main components of his poetic discourse include: contemplation and satire. Some of his influences include: Vayasa, Homer, Ovid, Bastami, Rumi, Ghalib, Nietzsche and Tagore-to name a few. Previously, he has published two books of poetry i.e. Ephemeral Echoes (2018) and Metamorphoses: Poetic Discourses (2019). His current projects include: translating the poetry of Bulleh Shah (Sufi poet), Allama Muhammad Iqbal (philosopher poet) and Faiz Ahmad Faiz (philosopher poet) from the Punjabi, Urdu and Farsi (Persian) into the English language. He is fond of travelling by train and exploring cities/towns on foot. He likes learning languages. He appreciates different cuisines. His favourite sport is putting his gray matter to test at chess. To know more about him and his work, please visit his website https: //www.saadalipoetry.com, or his Facebook page at https: //www.facebook.com/owlofpines.