Mona Kareem is the author of three poetry collections. She is a recipient of a 2021 NEA literary grant. Her translations include Ashraf Fayadh’s Instructions Within (nominated for a BTBA), Ra’ad Abdulqadir’s Except for this Unseen Thread (nominated for the Ghobash Banipal Prize), and Octavia Butler’s Kindred.
Mona Kareem
Articles
Pushing Against the Self in Fiction: A Conversation with Akil Kumarasamy
Mona Kareem talks with Akil Kumarasamy about her new novel, “Meet Us by the Roaring Sea.”
Unlearning Poetry with Pat Parker
Mona Kareem meditates on the poetry of Pat Parker, and her longtime friendship with Audre Lord.
The Amateur Fiction of Arab Dictators
Mona Kareem discusses the amateur fiction of Arab dictators such as Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.
Unlocking Arabic: the Art and Poetry of Etel Adnan
Unlocking Arabic: the Art and Poetry of Etel Adnan - BLARB
The Persecuted Novelist of Dystopian Cairo
Mona Kareem interviews Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji, who faces charges in Egypt for "sexually explicit fiction."
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