Biography

Mohja Kahf

Mohja Kahf is a poet, novelist and scholar. She was born in Damascus, Syria and moved to the US with her family in 1971. Her poetry collections include Emails from Scheherazad (2003) and Hagar Poems (University of Arkansas Press 2016). Her work reflects both Syrian and American influences and she writes about the differences between the cultures of her home and adopted countries.

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