Alice S. YOUSEF

2016 Resident

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Western Asia

Palestinian Territories

English

Arabic

Alice S. YOUSEF (poet, translator; Palestinian Territories) publishes poetry on her blog “Blooms in Indigo,” writing on the Middle East, the Palestinian experience, and the emotions of daily life. She has also published short stories and translations. She has a MA in Writing from the University of Warwick (UK). She participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

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A lively talk with poet, journalist, translator, and now award-winning Indonesian novelist Laksmi Pamuntjak (IWP '06) at the 2018 Frankfurter Buchmesse.
A rich review in The Hindu of Samay Ki Kasak , the recent Hindi translation of poet, translator, editor and painter Sukrita Paul Kumar's (IWP '02) most recent poetry collection.
Оскорбленные чувства ['Feelings that offend'], the most recent novel of IWP alumna Alisa GANIEVA (IWP '12, '18), was launched in Moscow this summer. Alisa, who is among the 2018 jury members for the distinguished Neustadt Prize for International Literature, will be returning to Iowa this fall as a visiting writer at Grinnell College.
Over on the NYRB Daily blog, Panashe CHIGUMADZI (IWP '17) asks "Whatever's Happening to Interracial Love?"
At a recent TED_X talk, Bina SHAH (IWP '11) explains "Why Pakistan Needs Feminism."

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