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Demystifying Anglophone Writing in Kuwait: Notes and Writings from My 10-Year JourneyIf you (or anyone you know) are interested in identity, language, literature, and community, this 10-year archive could be a resource for your work (especially if you have a Middle Eastern focus).
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POEMS
The Ancient Art of Gematria
Gulf Coast Journal
Poem to be Read from Right to Left
Finalist in No Contact's Summer Poetry Contest, 2021
Nominated by No Contact for a Pushcart Prize, 2021
No Contact
Story of the Fall
The American Journal of Poetry
Poet in New York & Pharos of Alexandria
Tribes
Echo’s Song to Her Lover
As it Ought to Be
Every Day is a Celebration Worthy of Fireworks
Nominated by One Jacar for Best of the Net, 2021
One Jacar
Unholy Sonnet
Amethyst Review
Saturn
The Indianapolis Review
New Moon, New Flame
Grand Little Things
Marshmallow in a Bottle & Aubade
No Contact
Body Without Organs
Some Kind of Opening
Gulf Coast Journal
Poem to be Read from Right to Left
Finalist in No Contact's Summer Poetry Contest, 2021
Nominated by No Contact for a Pushcart Prize, 2021
No Contact
Story of the Fall
The American Journal of Poetry
Poet in New York & Pharos of Alexandria
Tribes
Echo’s Song to Her Lover
As it Ought to Be
Every Day is a Celebration Worthy of Fireworks
Nominated by One Jacar for Best of the Net, 2021
One Jacar
Unholy Sonnet
Amethyst Review
Saturn
The Indianapolis Review
New Moon, New Flame
Grand Little Things
Marshmallow in a Bottle & Aubade
No Contact
Body Without Organs
Some Kind of Opening
NON-FICTION
Dreams Are Like Poems: The Radical Healing Potential of Poetry
The Operating System & Liminal Lab
Mental Healthcare is a Human Right
The Times, Kuwait
The Operating System & Liminal Lab
Mental Healthcare is a Human Right
The Times, Kuwait
AUDIO
Marshmallow in a Bottle
with Gabrielle Bates's "How Judas Died" and torrin a. greathouse's "Phlebotomy, as Told by the Blood,"
LitHub & Micro Podcast
with Gabrielle Bates's "How Judas Died" and torrin a. greathouse's "Phlebotomy, as Told by the Blood,"
LitHub & Micro Podcast
VIDEOS
Poem to be Read from Right to Left
Finalist in No Contact's Summer Poetry Contest, 2021
Nominated by No Contact for a Pushcart Prize, 2021
No Contact
Poetry Reading
Bridgewater International Poetry Festival
A Poem for Lan Asket
Campaign to raise awareness on gender-based violence in Kuwait, 2021
Lan Asket
Poetry Reading
Contemporary Art Platform
Does Literature Impact the World?
Gulf University for Science and Technology
Dreams Are Like Poems: The Radical Healing Potential of Poetry
Palestinian Children's Relief Fund Rutgers University
Poetry: Madness or Magic? A Brief History
Gulf University for Science and Technology
Finalist in No Contact's Summer Poetry Contest, 2021
Nominated by No Contact for a Pushcart Prize, 2021
No Contact
Poetry Reading
Bridgewater International Poetry Festival
A Poem for Lan Asket
Campaign to raise awareness on gender-based violence in Kuwait, 2021
Lan Asket
Poetry Reading
Contemporary Art Platform
Does Literature Impact the World?
Gulf University for Science and Technology
Dreams Are Like Poems: The Radical Healing Potential of Poetry
Palestinian Children's Relief Fund Rutgers University
Poetry: Madness or Magic? A Brief History
Gulf University for Science and Technology
WOMEN OF KUWAITFinalist in the 2019 Lucie Photo Book Award in the Independent Prize category; acquired by the Getty Research Institute and the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and featured in Rolling Stone, Hyperallergic, Musee, Columbia University's School of Arts, and more.
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MISCHIEF DIARYMischief Diary, a collection of fifteen short stories ‘based’ on real events, is not your average Young Adult book. Funny, powerful, intense, and lighthearted all at the same time, Mischief Diary takes readers on a journey that addresses different issues with humor and laughter as guides.
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