Kaveh Akbar
| Kaveh Akbar | |
|---|---|
 Kaveh Akbar | |
| Born |
January 15, 1989 Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Poet, critic, professor |
| Nationality | Iranian-American |
| Notable works | Calling a Wolf a Wolf, Portrait of the Alcoholic |
| Website | |
| www.kavehakbar.com/ | |
Kaveh Akbar (born in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-American poet and scholar.[1] He is the author of Calling a Wolf a Wolf, and the chapbook, Portrait of the Alcoholic. In 2014, he founded the poetry interview website Divedapper. He received his MFA from Butler University, and his Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Florida State University. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Purdue University MFA program.
Biography
His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry Magazine, The American Poetry Review, PBS NewsHour,[2] Boston Review, Tin House, and elsewhere.[3][4][5] Akbar founded the website Divedapper.com, where he interviews major voices in contemporary American poetry,[2] and he is a member of the collective podcast All Up in Your Ears. On September 1, 2016, Akbar was awarded the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. [6]
Awards and honors
- 2016 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship[7]
Selected poems
- "What Use is Knowing Anything if No One is Around, The New Yorker, June 2017
- "Despite My Efforts Even My Prayers Have Turned into Threats", Poetry, November 2016
- "My Kingdom for a Murmur of Fanfare", Poetry, November 2016
- "Portrait of the Alcoholic Floating in Space with Severed Umbilicus", Poetry, October 2016
Books
- Portrait of the Alcoholic. Sibling Rivalry Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1943977277.
- Calling a Wolf a Wolf. Alice James Books. 2017. ISBN 978-1938584671.
References
- ↑ Frank, Priscilla (2017-01-30). "Read These Poems By Writers From Each Of The Muslim Ban Countries". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- 1 2 Staff, Harriet (5 January 2016). "Kaveh Akbar Reads “Palmyra” at PBS NewsHour". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "Read poems from the 7 countries affected by Trump's immigration ban". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "The Well Review: an arts journal springs up in Cork". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ Frank, Priscilla (2017-02-07). "American Orchestras Are Celebrating Refugees And Immigrants Through Song". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "2016 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Winners Announced". The Poetry Foundation. 2016-09-01.
- ↑ "Butler Newsroom | Kaveh Akbar MFA ’15 Awarded Prestigious Poetry Fellowship". news.butler.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-22.