Inclined to speak : an anthology of contemporary Arab American poetry / edited by Hayan Charara.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charara, Hayan, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--Arab American authors.

American poetry.

American poetry--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>Hayan Charara was a visiting professor of poetry writing at the University of Texas at Austin in 2005. Before that he taught in New York City. He is the author of two collections of poetry, The Sadness of Others and The Alchemist's Diary. Born in Detroit, Michigan, to immigrant parents, he currently lives in Texas. He is also a woodworker.</div>

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Elmaz Abinader; Etel Adnan; Saladin Ahmed; Kazim Ali; Assef Al-Jundi; Alise Alousi; Nuar Alsadir; Sinan Antoon; Walid Bitar; Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán; Hayan Charara; Sharif S. Elmusa; Hedy Habra; Marian Haddad; Suheir Hammad; Sam Hamod; Lara Hamza; Nathalie Handal; Samuel Hazo; Lawrence Joseph; Fady Joudah; Mohja Kahf; Pauline Kaldas; Lisa Suhair Majaj; Jack Marshall; Khaled Mattawa; D. H. Melhem; Philip Metres; Haas H. Mroue; Adele Ne Jame; Naomi Shihab Nye; Gregory Orfalea; Kevin Gerard Rashid; Sekeena Shaben; Deema K. Shehabi; Matthew Shenoda; Zaid Shlah

David WilliamsEliot Khalil Wilson; Further Reading; Acknowledgments; Index Of Authors and Titles

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-323) and index.

ISBN:

1-61075-206-6

OCLC:

769187839