SettingsAmerican poets of Arab descent
Ameen Rihani
Ameen Rihani, also spelled Amin al-Rihani, was a Lebanese Arab-American writer, intellectual and political activist.
Ameen Rihani, also spelled Amin al-Rihani, was a Lebanese Arab-American writer, intellectual and political activist.
Dunya Mikhail
Dunya Mikhail (born 1965 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an ethnic Assyrian United States-based poet who was born in Iraq.
Dunya Mikhail (born 1965 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an ethnic Assyrian United States-based poet who was born in Iraq.
Elia Abu Madi
Elia Abu Madi (also known as Elia D. Madey; إيليا أبو ماضي —) (1889 or 1890 – 23 November 1957) was a Lebanese-American poet.
Elia Abu Madi (also known as Elia D. Madey; إيليا أبو ماضي —) (1889 or 1890 – 23 November 1957) was a Lebanese-American poet.
Gregory Orfalea
Gregory Orfalea is an Arab-American writer, poet, and teacher.
Gregory Orfalea is an Arab-American writer, poet, and teacher.
Ibtisam Barakat
Ibtisam Barakat is a Palestinian-American writer, poet, and educator.
Ibtisam Barakat is a Palestinian-American writer, poet, and educator.
Jack Marshall (author)
Jack Marshall (born 1936 in Brooklyn, United States) is an award-winning American poet and author born to an Iraqi father and a Syrian mother of Jewish heritage.
Jack Marshall (born 1936 in Brooklyn, United States) is an award-winning American poet and author born to an Iraqi father and a Syrian mother of Jewish heritage.
Joseph Awad
Joseph Frederick Awad was a poet, painter, public relations executive, and devout Catholic.
Joseph Frederick Awad was a poet, painter, public relations executive, and devout Catholic.
Khaled Mattawa
Khaled Mattawa (born 1964) is a Libyan poet, and a renowned Arab-American writer, he is also a leading literary translator, focusing on translating Arabic poetry into English.
Khaled Mattawa (born 1964) is a Libyan poet, and a renowned Arab-American writer, he is also a leading literary translator, focusing on translating Arabic poetry into English.
Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran (,; born Gubran Khalil Gubran, was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Khalil Gibran (,; born Gubran Khalil Gubran, was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Lawrence Joseph
Lawrence Joseph (b. 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law.
Lawrence Joseph (b. 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law.
Lisa Suhair Majaj
Lisa Suhair Majaj (1960) is a Palestinian-American poet and scholar.
Lisa Suhair Majaj (1960) is a Palestinian-American poet and scholar.
Mikha'il Na'ima
Mikha'il Na'ima (also spelled Mikhail Naimy; Arabic: ميخائيل نعيمة) (b.1889 in Mount Sannine in modern day Lebanon, d. 1988) was a Lebanese author and poet of the New York Pen League.
Mikha'il Na'ima (also spelled Mikhail Naimy; Arabic: ميخائيل نعيمة) (b.1889 in Mount Sannine in modern day Lebanon, d. 1988) was a Lebanese author and poet of the New York Pen League.
Mohja Kahf
Mohja Kahf (born 1967, Damascus, Syria) is an Arab-American poet and author.
Mohja Kahf (born 1967, Damascus, Syria) is an Arab-American poet and author.
Saladin Ahmed
Saladin Ahmed (born 1975) is an Arab-American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.
Saladin Ahmed (born 1975) is an Arab-American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.
Samuel John Hazo
Dr. Samuel John Hazo (born 19 July 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an author of books, including poetry, fiction, essays and plays, and the founder and director of the International Poetry Fo...
Dr. Samuel John Hazo (born 19 July 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an author of books, including poetry, fiction, essays and plays, and the founder and director of the International Poetry Fo...
Suheir Hammad
Suheir Hammad (born October 25, 1973) is a Palestinian-American poet, author and political activist.
Suheir Hammad (born October 25, 1973) is a Palestinian-American poet, author and political activist.