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George Abraham (poet)
Palestinian American poet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Education
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
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
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
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]
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