When Ilari isn't writing poetry or short stories, she recites Ayahs (verses) from the Quran; travels with her family; plays hide-and-go-seek, blows bubbles, and chases fireflies with her three year-old grandson. A two-time Best of the Net nominee, her Greatest Hits appear or forthcoming in Glass: A Journal of Poetry, The Indianapolis Review, ONE ART, As It Ought To Be, Sledgehammer Lit, Paterson Literary Review, and others.