Lisa Suhair Majaj
Palestinian-American poet and scholar (born 1960)
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Lisa Suhair Majaj (born 1960) is a Palestinian-American poet and scholar.[1] Born in Hawarden, Iowa, Majaj was raised in Jordan. She earned a B.A. in English literature from American University of Beirut and an M.A. in English Literature, an M.A. in American Culture and a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan. In 2001, she moved to Nicosia, Cyprus.[2] Her poetry and essays have been published. In 2008, she was awarded the Del Sol Press Annual Poetry Prize for her poetry manuscript Geographies of Light.[3][4] "In difficult times, poets and writers have always provided lifelines."
Born1960 (age 65–66)
Hawarden, Iowa, United States
OccupationsPoet, scholar
Lisa Suhair Majaj | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) Hawarden, Iowa, United States |
| Education | American University of Beirut, University of Michigan |
| Occupations | Poet, scholar |
Works
- Going Global: The Transnational Reception of Third World Women Writers (Garland, 2000)[2]
- Intersections: Gender, Nation and Community in Arab Women's Novels (Syracuse University Press, 2002)[2]
- These Words (chapbook, 2003)
- Etel Adnan: Critical Essays on the Arab American Writer and Artist (McFarland Publishing, 2002)[2]
- Geographies of Light, 2009[2]
- Guidelines - by Lisa Suhair Majaj
