K. Silem Mohammad

Kasey Silem Mohammad is an American poet and professor at Southern Oregon University.^[1] He is one of the Flarf poets.

K. Silem Mohammad
Born	Kasey Silem Mohammad Hicks
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Stanford, UC Santa Cruz
Notable work	Dear Head Nation, A Thousand Devils, Breathalyzer, The Front
Movement	Flarf
Spouse	Brooke Michelle Robison

Life

Mohammad was born in Modesto, California, in 1962. He graduated with a BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1991, and from Stanford University with a PhD in 1998. His work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Poetry,^[2] The Nation,^[3] Fence,^[4] Postmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology, and Against Expression: An Anthology of Conceptual Writing. He edits the literary journals West Wind Review and Abraham Lincoln: A Magazine of Poetry. He currently teaches creative writing at Southern Oregon University.

Works

• Sonnagrams 1-20, Slack Buddha Press, 2009 ^[5][6]
• The Front, Roof Books, 2009, ISBN 9781931824354
• Breathalyzer, Edge Books, 2008, ISBN 9781890311230
• A Thousand Devils, Combo Books, 2004, ISBN 9780972888004
• Deer Head Nation, Tougher Disguises, 2003, ISBN 9780974016702

Non-fiction

• Richard Greene; K. Silem Mohammad, eds. (2007). Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy: How to Philosophize with a Pair of Pliers and a Blowtorch. Open Court Publishing. ISBN 9780812697094.
• Richard Greene; K. Silem Mohammad, eds. (2010). Zombies, Vampires, and Philosophy: New Life for the Undead. Open Court Publishing. ISBN 9780812696837.