George Abraham (poet)
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George Abraham | |
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 George Abraham with a copy of Birthright. | |
| Born | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | Palestinian American |
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| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable awards | 2021 Arab American Book Award |
George Abraham (جورج إبراهيم) is a Palestinian American poet. He is the author of Birthright and the specimen's apology. Abraham is the Executive Editor of Mizna.
Education
[edit]Abraham received their M.S. in Bioengineering at Harvard University, studying how predictions can affect the brain's process for learning motor tasks.[1] As of 2021, he was a student in the Litowitz Creative Writing program at Northwestern University in Evanston.[2]
Poetry
[edit]Abraham was named "Best Poet" at the 2017 College Union Poetry Slam International.[3] In 2018, they won the Cosmonauts Avenue Poetry Prize, judged by Tommy Pico.[4] They are a board member for RAWI (Radius of Arab American Writers)[5] and a Kundiman fellow.[6]
the specimen's apology
[edit]Their illustrated chapbook the specimen's apology was published in January 2019 by Sibling Rivalry Press, and illustrated by Leila Abdelrazaq.[7] A review on The Rumpus spoke positively of the use of form and interdisciplinary themes.[8] The Michigan Quarterly Review commented on the complex portrayal of identity.[9]
Birthright
[edit]Their full-length collection Birthright was published in April 2020 by Button Poetry and received positive reviews.[10] In 2021, Birthright was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Literature[11] and won the Arab American Book Award for Poetry.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grad Student Profile: George Abraham | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences". harvard.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Stories by george-abraham on Guernica". Guernica. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Swarthmore's OASiS Shines at Slam Poetry Tournament". www.swarthmore.edu. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Prizes". Cosmonauts Avenue. Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "George Abraham Poetry". gabrahampoet. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Fellows". Kundiman. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ Press, Sibling Rivalry. "the specimen's apology by George Abraham". Sibling Rivalry Press. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "A Strange Liminal Space: George Abraham's The Specimen's Apology". The Rumpus.net. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Palestine in Queer Time: A Review of George Abraham's The Specimen's Apology". Michigan Quarterly Review. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "BIRTHRIGHT". Button Poetry. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Congratulations Lammy Finalists". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 Arab American Book Award Winners – Arab American National Museum". Retrieved 25 October 2021.