Matthew Shenoda
Born July 14, 1977 in California to Coptic parents who immigrated from Egypt, Matthew Shenoda is a writer and educator whose poems and writings have appeared in a variety of newspapers, journals, radio programs and anthologies. His work has been supported by the California Arts Council and the Lannan Foundation among others. His debut collection of poems, Somewhere Else (Coffee House Press), was named one of 2005's debut books of the year by Poets & Writers Magazine and was winner of a 2006 American Book Award.
Matthew Shenoda
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- Matthew Shenoda
- Born
- 14 July 1977
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- California, U.S.
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- * Poet
- Awards
- American Book Award (2006)
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- United States
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- American Book Awards
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He is also the author of Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone (BOA Editions Ltd.), and author of Tahrir Suite: Poems (TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press), winner of the Arab American Book Award. Shenoda lectures widely and has taught extensively in the fields of ethnic studies and creative writing. He began his teaching career in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. The former Assistant Provost for Equity & Diversity and faculty in the School of Critical Studies at California Institute of the Arts, Shenoda also served as Associate Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at Columbia College Chicago and Dean of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professor of English and Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago, as well as Vice President and Associate Provost for Social Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Literary Arts and Studies at Rhode Island School of Design. Currently he is Professor and Chair of the Department of Literary Arts at Brown University. Additionally, Shenoda has served on the Board of Directors of several arts and education organizations and is a founding editor of the African Poetry Book Fund.
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• Name — Matthew Shenoda • Born — 14 July 1977 • Birthplace — California, U.S. • Occupation — * Poet • writer • professor • Awards — American Book Award (2006) • Website — http: www.matthewshenoda.com
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• The Way Of The Earth. Northwestern University Press, 2022. • Bearden's Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden edited by Kwame Dawes and Matthew Shenoda, Northwestern University Press, 2017. • Tahrir Suite. Northwestern University Press, 2014. * *
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• 2015 Arab American Book Award • 2006 American Book Award • California Arts Council Fellowship • Lannan Foundation Residency • Hala Maksoud Award for Emerging Voice
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