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Edition 3 (2008) Winner
Fady Joudah
ファディ・ジョーダ
Fady Joudah
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-01-01 （Austin, Texas）
- Nationality
- Palestinian, American
- Languages
- English, Arabic
- Residence History
- Austin, Texas (birth) → Libya (raised) → Saudi Arabia (raised) → Houston, Texas (residence/work)
Career
- Occupations
- Physician, Poet, Translator
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Influenced By
- Mahmoud Darwish, Ghassan Zaqtan
- Influenced
- Contemporary English-language poets and translators (younger generation)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Georgia | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Medical College of Georgia | — | Medical program | M.D. | — | United States |
| University of Texas (training) | — | Clinical training | — | — | United States |
University of Georgia
Country:
United States
Attended undergraduate studies (details not specified)
Medical College of Georgia
Medical program
Degree:
M.D.
Country:
United States
Completed medical education (exact years not specified)
University of Texas (training)
Clinical training
Country:
United States
Completed clinical training, including emergency medicine
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition | The Earth in the Attic | 詩集 | Yale University Press | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Griffin Poetry Prize (International) | Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me (translation of Ghassan Zaqtan) | 翻訳（詩） | Griffin Poetry Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2008 | PEN Award for Poetry in Translation (finalist) | The Butterfly's Burden (translation of Mahmoud Darwish) | 翻訳（詩） | PEN America | 最終候補 |
| 2024 | Jackson Poetry Prize | — | — | Jackson Poetry Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Forward Prizes for Poetry (Best Collection) | [...] | 詩集 | Forward Prizes organization | 最終候補 |
| 2024 | National Book Award for Poetry (Longlist) | [...] | 詩集 | National Book Foundation | ロングリスト |
Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition
2007
Work:
The Earth in the Attic
Category:
詩集
Organization:
Yale University Press
Result:
受賞
Griffin Poetry Prize (International)
2013
Work:
Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me (translation of Ghassan Zaqtan)
Category:
翻訳（詩）
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation (finalist)
2008
Work:
The Butterfly's Burden (translation of Mahmoud Darwish)
Category:
翻訳（詩）
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
最終候補
Jackson Poetry Prize
2024
Organization:
Jackson Poetry Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Forward Prizes for Poetry (Best Collection)
2024
Work:
[...]
Category:
詩集
Organization:
Forward Prizes organization
Result:
最終候補
National Book Award for Poetry (Longlist)
2024
Work:
[...]
Category:
詩集
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
ロングリスト
Awards & Nominations
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2013) Winner
Arab American Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2019) Winner
Jackson Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Earth in the Attic
2008 Poetry collection 96 pagesA lyrical collection exploring migration, memory, and family history, interweaving personal experience with historical and political contexts.
migrationmemoryfamilyidentity
The Butterfly's Burden
2006 Poetry (translation) 128 pagesA major translation of Mahmoud Darwish's poems into English, conveying both the translator's sensibility and the original works' political and lyrical qualities.
exilelossresistance
Alight
2013 Poetry collection 112 pagesA collection juxtaposing personal wounds and healing with voices from history; poems characterized by clarity and quiet intensity.
healingmemoryhistory
Tethered to the Stars
2021 Poetry collection 88 pagesA poetic meditation connecting cosmic perspectives with intimate lyricism; the poems pose questions without offering direct answers.
cosmosintrospectionquestioning
[...]
2024 Poetry collection 120 pagesA 2024 poetry collection that received wide critical attention and was shortlisted/longlisted for several awards.
futurityPalestinian conditionlove and memory
Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me (translation)
2012 Poetry (translation) 104 pagesTranslation of Ghassan Zaqtan's poems into English; the translation won the Griffin Poetry Prize.
hometimelanguage
Bibliography
- The Butterfly's Burden (translator of Mahmoud Darwish)
- If I Were Another (translation)
- The Earth in the Attic
- Alight
- Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me (translation of Ghassan Zaqtan)
- The Silence That Remains (translation of Ghassan Zaqtan)
- Tethered to the Stars
- [...]
Adaptations
- Interviewee in the documentary 'Poetry of Witness'
Translations by Author
- Translations of Mahmoud Darwish into English (The Butterfly's Burden, etc.)
- Translations of Ghassan Zaqtan into English (Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me, The Silence That Remains)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and lyrical voiceconcise and lucid dictiontranslation-oriented attention to rhythm and sonority
- Recurring Motifs
- exile and migrationmemory and lossbody and healingastral/cosmic imagery
Legacy
Fady Joudah has combined a medical career with an influential role as a poet and translator, bringing Arabic-language poetry to English-speaking audiences. Praised for weaving personal experience with political and historical questions, he has been recognized internationally in both poetry and translation.
In Popular Culture
- Interview appearance in the documentary 'Poetry of Witness'
Trivia
- He works as an emergency room physician while maintaining a career as a poet and translator.
- Won the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2013 for translation.
- Received the Jackson Poetry Prize in 2024.
- Raised in Libya and Saudi Arabia during childhood.