American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2006) Winner
Matthew Shenoda
マシュー・シェノダ
Matthew Shenoda
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1977-07-14 （California, United States）
- Nationality
- Egyptian-American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Coptic Orthodox
- Residence History
- California, United States → San Francisco, California, United States → Chicago, Illinois, United States → Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, professor, editor
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- San Francisco State University, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Columbia College Chicago, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Brown University, African Poetry Book Fund (founding editor)
- Influenced By
- Kwame Dawes, Romare Bearden
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Arab American Book Award | Tahrir Suite | — | Arab American Book Award | 受賞 |
| 2006 | American Book Award | Somewhere Else | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | California Arts Council Fellowship | — | — | California Arts Council | フェローシップ |
| — | Lannan Foundation Residency | — | — | Lannan Foundation | レジデンシー |
| — | Hala Maksoud Award for Emerging Voice | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Arab American Book Award
2015
Work:
Tahrir Suite
Organization:
Arab American Book Award
Result:
受賞
American Book Award
2006
Work:
Somewhere Else
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
California Arts Council Fellowship
Organization:
California Arts Council
Result:
フェローシップ
Lannan Foundation Residency
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
レジデンシー
Hala Maksoud Award for Emerging Voice
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Arab American Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Somewhere Else
2005 PoetryDebut collection of poems exploring migration, identity, memory, and family; widely noted by critics and selected among notable debut books.
migrationidentitymemoryfamily
Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone
2009 PoetryA collection that intertwines personal history with ethnic and cultural memory using metaphor and symbolism.
cultural memoryfamilyheritage
Tahrir Suite
2014 PoetryContains poems set against the backdrop of the 2011 Egyptian uprising, linking political events with personal experience. Winner of the Arab American Book Award.
revolutionpoliticshomeresistance
Bearden's Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden
2017 Edited anthology / Poetry anthologyCo-edited with Kwame Dawes; an anthology where poets respond to the artwork of African American artist Romare Bearden.
responses to visual artcollaborationAfrican American expression
The Way Of The Earth
2022 PoetryRecent collection exploring land, memory, environment, and their relation to individual experience.
landenvironmentmemory
Bibliography
- Somewhere Else
- Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone
- Tahrir Suite
- Bearden's Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden (editor/co-editor)
- The Way Of The Earth
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and symbolicengages political and social themesweaves diasporic and ethnic perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- identitymigration and diasporamemory and familyland and belonging
Legacy
Recognized as an Egyptian-American poet and educator who has contributed to contemporary poetry and community support. Through awards, teaching, and editorial work he has expanded spaces for emerging poets, including Arab American and African poetry.
Trivia
- One of the founding editors of the African Poetry Book Fund.
- Won the 2006 American Book Award for Somewhere Else.
- Won the 2015 Arab American Book Award for Tahrir Suite.
- Has taught at San Francisco State University, CalArts, Columbia College Chicago, RISD, and Brown University.