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 University of Pittsburgh in 1974. It was during this time that she embrace her heritage and wrote about her family’s history. She earned her MFA in Poetry from Columbia University, School of the Arts Poetry Writing, in 1978. In 1985, she completed her PhD program at the University of Nebraska, English Fiction and Non-fiction Writing, where she taught English and creative writing.
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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 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award for Multi-cultural Poetry in 2000 and a Goldies Award for Literature. Along with her books, she has written and performed in several one-woman plays: Under The Ramadan Moon,Country of Origin,32 Mohammeds,Voices From the Siege, and The Torture Quartet. Her play Country of Origin was performed at The Kennedy Center in 2009.[3] Her plays have also been performed
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 University of California Berkeley in 1999. Abinader is currently teaching creative writing at Mills College.
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"This House, My Bones" Willow Books, 2014
In the Country of My Dreams... Sufi Warrior Publishing, 1999
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Elmaz Abinader news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Elmaz Abinader born 1954 in Pennsylvania is an American author poet performer English professor at Mills College and co founder of the Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation VONA She is of Lebanese descent In 2000 she received the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award for her poetry collection In the Country of My Dreams Elmaz AbinaderBornJanuary 19th 1954Pennsylvania United StatesOccupationProfessor writer poet performerNationalityAmericanPeriodContemporaryGenrePoet Memoirist Performer Writer EducatorSubjectLiterature and ArtLiterary movementEthnic American PoetryWebsitewww wbr elmazabinader wbr com Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 Bibliography 3 1 Books 3 2 Performances 4 Awards and residencies 5 ReferencesLife editBorn 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 University of Pittsburgh in 1974 It was during this time that she embrace her heritage and wrote about her family s history She earned her MFA in Poetry from Columbia University School of the Arts Poetry Writing in 1978 In 1985 she completed her PhD program at the University of Nebraska English Fiction and Non fiction Writing where she taught English and creative writing Work editAbinader 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 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award for Multi cultural Poetry in 2000 and a Goldies Award for Literature Along with her books she has written and performed in several one woman plays Under The Ramadan Moon Country of Origin 32 Mohammeds Voices From the Siege and The Torture Quartet Her play Country of Origin was performed at The Kennedy Center in 2009 3 Her plays have also been performedHer 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 University of California Berkeley in 1999 Abinader is currently teaching creative writing at Mills College Bibliography editBooks edit 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 amp Company 1991 Performances edit 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 BerkeleyAwards and residencies edit2013 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 Scholarship Egypt 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 AnnapolisReferences edit Poetry Everyday Yemen 1993 Weber State University Retrieved 11 October 2023 Voices from the Gaps PDF University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elmaz Abinader amp oldid 1179745851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
