List of Arab-American writers

This is a list of Arab-American writers.

Arab-American poets

  • George Abraham (poet), of Palestinian descent
  • Elia Abu Madi (1890–1957), Lebanese poet
  • Etel Adnan (1925–2021), poet, essayist, and visual artist; Lebanese Albanian descent
  • Joseph Awad (1929–2009), poet, painter, and worked in public relations;[1] of Lebanese and Irish descent.
  • Ibtisam Barakat (born 1963), bilingual author, poet, artist, translator, and educator; Palestinian descent.
  • Sharif Elmusa, poet and editor[1][2][3]
  • Suheir Hammad (born 1973), poet, author, actress, performer, and political activist; of Palestinian descent
  • Sam Hamod (1936–2021) poet, professor; of Lebanese descent[1][4]
  • Samuel John Hazo (born 1928), poet, playwright, fiction novelist, professor; of Assyrian and Lebanese descent[1]
  • Lawrence Joseph (born 1948), poet, writer, essayist, critic, lawyer, and professor of law; of Syrian and Lebanese descent
  • Lisa Suhair Majaj (born 1960), poet and scholar.
  • Jack Marshall (born 1936), poet and author; of Iraqi and Syrian descent
  • Farid Matuk, poet; of Syrian descent[5]
  • Khaled Mattawa (born 1964), poet; of Libyan descent
  • Jess Rizkallah, poet, writer, illustrator; of Lebanese descent
  • Matthew Shenoda (born 1977), poet; of Egyptian descent [6]
  • Hedy Habra, poet, professor, fiction writer, literary critic and essayist; of Egyptian and Lebanese descent.

Arab-American fiction writers

Arab-American nonfiction writers and journalists

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Simarski, Lynn Teo (July 1990). "Saudi Aramco World : Poetry in the Blood". Saudi Aramco World.
  2. ^ "Sharif S. Elmusa | Egypt Independent". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Sharif S. Elmusa: Poet and environmental scholar. Actually, Palestinian Israeli, or Israeli Palestinian, or Palestinian Arab
  4. ^ Hamod, David (June 30, 2021). "A Beloved Arab American Poet Passes: Celebrating the Life of Dr. Hamode". Arab America. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Farid Matuk". United States Artists. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Matthew Shenoda". Lannan. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "Adam al-Sirgany". Whisk(e)y Tit. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

Bibliography

Grape Leaves: A Century of Arab-American Poetry, edited by Gregory Orfalea and Sharif Elmusa, 1988, University of Utah Press.