Deema Shehabi

Poetry "Silence for the Sake of Gaza.", Deema Shehabi, Mahmoud Darwish, Suheir Hammad, Thirteen Departures from the Moon

A Palestinian-American Poet’s Virtual Book Tour and More Poems for Gaza

December 28, 2010

Yesterday on The Huffington Post, Anis Shivani introduced three emerging poets who have books scheduled for release in early 2011. One of them was the Palestinian-American poet Deema Shehabi, whose debut collection, Thirteen Departures from the Moon, is set to come out from Press 53 in March.

Poetry Assef al-Jundi, Deema Shehabi, Dunya Mikhail, Etel Adnan, Fady Joudah, Hayan Charara, Iman Mersal, Jackleen Salam, Khaled Mattawa, Lara Hamza, Lisa Suhair Majaj, Mohja Kahf, Naomi Shihab Nye, Nathalie Handal, Philip Metres, Salah Awad, Sargon Boulus, Sinan Antoon

Where to Find the Best Arab American Poets…

September 17, 2010

If you’re looking for it, there are a number of places to seek out excellent Arab American poets. They are celebrated individually (Khaled Mattawa just won a major poetry award) and as a group, as in the most recent Banipal (38).