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About The Book
The 40th anniversary edition of a celebrated poetry anthology, with selections from the work of twenty poets ranging from Kahlil Gibran and Ameen Rihani to Naomi Shihab Nye, Etel Adnan, and more.
Arab American poetry is an especially rich, people-involved, passionate literature that has been spawned, at least until recently, in isolation from the
American mainstream. This highly-praised anthology reflects the renaissance in the literature of what may be the latest ethnic community to assert itself. Twenty poets are represented in this collection. The editors include a brief biography of each poet, together with a selection of each poet’s work. The short bios offer fascinating glimpses into Arab American literary history.
It starts with Kahlil Gibran and Ameen Rihani and includes celebrated contemporaries who write in Arabic or English or both. Contributors include:
Kahlil Gibran, Ameen Rihani, Jamil Holway, Mikhail Naimy, Elia Abu Madi, Etel Adnan, Naomi Shihab Nye, D.H. Melhem, Samuel Hazo, Joseph Awad, Eugene Paul Nasser, H.S. (Sam) Hamod, Jack Marshall, Fawaz Turki, Doris Safie, Ben Bennani, Sharif Elmusa, Lawrence Joseph, Gregory Orfalea, and Elmaz Abinader.
Arab American poetry is an especially rich, people-involved, passionate literature that has been spawned, at least until recently, in isolation from the
American mainstream. This highly-praised anthology reflects the renaissance in the literature of what may be the latest ethnic community to assert itself. Twenty poets are represented in this collection. The editors include a brief biography of each poet, together with a selection of each poet’s work. The short bios offer fascinating glimpses into Arab American literary history.
It starts with Kahlil Gibran and Ameen Rihani and includes celebrated contemporaries who write in Arabic or English or both. Contributors include:
Kahlil Gibran, Ameen Rihani, Jamil Holway, Mikhail Naimy, Elia Abu Madi, Etel Adnan, Naomi Shihab Nye, D.H. Melhem, Samuel Hazo, Joseph Awad, Eugene Paul Nasser, H.S. (Sam) Hamod, Jack Marshall, Fawaz Turki, Doris Safie, Ben Bennani, Sharif Elmusa, Lawrence Joseph, Gregory Orfalea, and Elmaz Abinader.
Product Details
- Publisher: Olive Branch Press (October 20, 2026)
- Length: 336 pages
- ISBN13: 9781623715342
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Raves and Reviews
"An excellent collection that does justice to the Arab-American poetic contribution to America's literature and renders it easily accessible in this handsome volume."
– Middle East Journal
"This anthology offers some real literary meat ... The spicy variety of syntax and cultural backgrounds had me hooked."
– David Gershator
"A collection of unusually fine poetry."
– San Antonio Light
“The superstar is the legendary Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), born in a Lebanese mountain village and raised in Boston, one of the world's most famous modern poets. For those who know only The Prophet's “sacred incantation,” it's good to have available selections from other diverse Arab American voices, from Ameen Rihani (1876-1940) to Elmaz Abinader (b. 1954) … With a complex blend of ethnicity, these poets seek to build bridges “between worlds” and forge new kinds of identity.”
– Library Journal
“Beginning with the circle around Kahlil Gibran … and concluding with such well- established younger poets as Lawrence Joseph and Naomi Shihab Nye, this is an admirably non-doctrinaire collection. The editors have included Muslim, Jewish, and Christian writers … and writers in every style from Gibran's Whitmanian cutouts to the beat prosody of San Francisco poet Etel Adnan and the droll enigmas of critic Eugene Paul Nassar … A worthy beginner-level introduction to a community of poets seldom acknowledged here.”
– Kirkus Reviews
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