Elmaz Abinader
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Elmaz Abinader | |
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Born | January 19th, 1954 Pennsylvania, United States |
Occupation |
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Nationality | American |
Period | Contemporary |
Genre | Poet, Memoirist, Performer, Writer, Educator |
Subject | Literature and Art |
Literary movement | Ethnic American Poetry |
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Elmaz Abinader (born 1954 in
Life
Born in a small coal mining community in southwest Pennsylvania, she lived with her parents and her five siblings in a household strongly rooted in Lebanese tradition. She spent her childhood helping out her family's store,[1] attending Catholic church twice a day, and focusing on her schooling. Abinader and her siblings faced challenges due to their ethnicity.[2]
Abinader received her B.A. in Writing and Communication from
Work
Abinader's first book, Children of the Roojme: A Family's Journey from Lebanon (Norton, 1991, University of Wisconsin, 1997), was published in 1997. This book, a memoir, crosses three generations of Lebanese and covers the challenges of finding a home away from their country. Her second publication, In the Country of My Dreams..., is a collection of poetry focused on dislocation and its various forms. This collection won the
Her passion for Abinader co-founded The Voices of our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA), which holds workshops for writers of color, during the summer at the
Bibliography
Books
- "This House, My Bones" Willow Books, 2014
- In the Country of My Dreams... Sufi Warrior Publishing, 1999
- The Children of the Roojme, a Family’s Journey from Lebanon, Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1997
- The Children of the Roojme, a Family's Journey, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1991.
Performances
- Imagining Peace, Southbank Centre, London UK, October 2010
- Country of Origin, Arabesques Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington DC, March 2009
- Lies War Discrimination, La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley CA March 1, 2007
- Cease Fire, La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley CA, August 2006
- Poetry and Music of Arab-Americans, Amazon Lounge, Fresno CA, April 20, 2006
- Voices from the Siege, debuted 2006, La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley
- 32 Mohammeds, Martin Segal Theater, New York NY, March 3, 2005
- The Torture Quartet, debuted 2005, University of San Francisco
- Flower Girl, Wyoming Arts Council, Casper College, Casper WY, October 2, 2004
- 32 Mohammeds, debuted, 2004 University of North Dakota
- Ramadan Moon, debuted 2000, Porter Troupe Gallery, San Diego
- Country of Origin, debuted 1997, University of California, Berkeley
Awards and residencies
- 2013 Writers in Residence, Grand Canyon National Park
- 2013 Residency Fellowship, Canserrat Artist Residency, Spain
- 2011 Teaching Fellowship, Palestine Writing Workshop
- 2010 Writer in Residence, El Gouna Writers Residency, Egypt
- 2010 Quigley Summer Fellowship
- 2010 Faculty Development Grant, Mills College
- 2007 Arts Fellowship, Silicon Valley Arts Council, Fiction
- 2006 Residency MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
- 2006 Residency, Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA
- 2003 Endowed Chair, Mills College
- 2003 Pushcart Prize Nomination for The Silence
- 2003 Residency, Chateau La Vigny, Switzerland
- 2002 Goldies Award, San Francisco Bay Guardian Recognition in Arts
- 2000 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, Poetry
- 1999 Drammy, Oregon’s Drama Award, for Country of Origin, at IFCC
- 1998-1999 Fulbright Senior ScholarshipEgypt
- 1997-1998; 2000-2003 Quigley Fellowship
- 1994-2005 Faculty Development Grant, Mills College
- 1996, 1995, 1994 Quigley Summer Fellowship
- 1995 Best All Around Award, Writers’ Harvest, Share Our Strength, Annapolis
References
- ^ "Poetry Everyday--Yemen 1993". Weber State University. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- hdl:11299/166050. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Elmaz Abinader and the Country of Origin Band | Explore the Arts - the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts". Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-15.