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Yahya Ashour | يحيى عاشور is an exiled Gazan poet and awarded author, born on April 22, 1998. He is an honorary fellow in writing at the University of Iowa and the author of the e-book “A Gaza of Siege & Genocide” (Mizna, 2024). Ashour's portfolio also includes poetry collections, children's books in Arabic, and contributions to anthologies and journals worldwide, including the MQR and ArabLit. He has received multiple scholarships and fellowships and has read poetry at over 50 U.S. organizations and universities, including Princeton, Stanford, UPenn, and UCLA. His poetry has been translated into several languages, including Spanish, French, Japanese, and Bengali. Ashour studied Sociology & Psychology and worked as a creative writing mentor.
- Finding Gaza: Creative Writing
- Poetic Arts: Creative Writing