George Abraham (poet)
Palestinian American poet
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George Abraham (جورج إبراهيم) is a Palestinian American poet.[4] Their debut collection, Birthright (2020), won the George Ellenbogen Poetry Award and was a finalist for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award in Bisexual Poetry.[3][5] With poet Noor Hindi, Abraham co-edited Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry (2025), which was longlisted for the 2025 Palestine Book Awards.[6][7]
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Born
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Education
- Swarthmore College (B.A., B.S.)[1]
- Harvard University (M.S.)[1]
- Northwestern University (M.F.A., M.A.)[2]
GenrePoetry
NotableworkBirthright
George Abraham | |
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Abraham at AWP 2025 | |
| Born | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
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| Writing career | |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable work | Birthright |
| Notable awards | George Ellenbogen Poetry Award (2021)[3] Lambda Literary Award finalist (2021) |
Abraham has been profiled by Them and coauthored a series of essays and letters with journalist Sarah Aziza for The Nation.[8][9][10] They are Editor at Large and Editor of Mizna Online at Mizna.[11] Abraham is Writer-in-Residence in English at Amherst College.[12]
Bibliography
Poetry
- Birthright. Button Poetry. 2020. ISBN 9781943735679[13][14][15]
- the specimen's apology (chapbook). Sibling Rivalry Press. 2019. ISBN 9781943977925[16][17][18]
- al youm (chapbook). TAR. 2017.[4]
Anthologies
- Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry (co-editor, with Noor Hindi). Haymarket Books. 2025. ISBN 9798888903650[6][7]