Arab American Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2023) Winner
Zeina Hashem Beck
ゼイナ・ハシェム・ベック
Zeina Hashem Beck
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Lebanon
- Nationality
- Lebanese
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Residence History
- Lebanon → Dubai, United Arab Emirates → California, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer
- Active Years
- 2013-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University of Beirut | Faculty of Arts (English Literature) | English Literature | BA, MA | — | Lebanon |
American University of Beirut
Faculty of Arts (English Literature)
/ English Literature
Degree:
BA, MA
Country:
Lebanon
Holds a BA and an MA in English Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Backwaters Prize | To Live in Autumn | — | Backwaters Press | 受賞 |
| 2016 | May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize | Louder than Hearts | — | University of New Hampshire Press | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Rattle Chapbook Prize | 3arabi Songs | — | Rattle | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Doorstop/Smít Laureate's Choice (selected) | There Was and How Much There Was | — | Doorstop (selection by Carol Ann Duffy) | 選出 |
| 2017 | Frederick Bock Prize | Maqam | — | Poetry (Poetry Foundation) | 受賞 |
Backwaters Prize
2013
Work:
To Live in Autumn
Organization:
Backwaters Press
Result:
受賞
May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize
2016
Work:
Louder than Hearts
Organization:
University of New Hampshire Press
Result:
受賞
Rattle Chapbook Prize
2016
Work:
3arabi Songs
Organization:
Rattle
Result:
受賞
Doorstop/Smít Laureate's Choice (selected)
2016
Work:
There Was and How Much There Was
Organization:
Doorstop (selection by Carol Ann Duffy)
Result:
選出
Frederick Bock Prize
2017
Work:
Maqam
Organization:
Poetry (Poetry Foundation)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
To Live in Autumn
2013 Poetry collectionAn early collection addressing displacement, loss, and renewal; primarily in English with echoes of Arabic.
migrationlossrenewallanguage
3arabi Songs
2016 Poetry (chapbook)A chapbook that moves between Arabic and English, incorporating dialect and songlike elements.
linguistic intersectionmemoryvoice
There Was and How Much There Was
2016 Poetry collectionBuilds layers of feeling, portraying personal and collective memory through repetitive images.
memoryfamilyshadows of conflict
Louder than Hearts
2016 Poetry collectionA collection that addresses feeling, the body, love, and loss in direct language.
loveembodimentloss
O
2022 Poetry collectionOne of her recent notable works, featuring poetic voices of loss and invocatory tones.
prayergrieflanguage
Bibliography
- To Live in Autumn
- 3arabi Songs
- There Was and How Much There Was
- Louder than Hearts
- O
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, fragmentary styleinterplay between Arabic and Englishimage-driven dense metaphors
- Recurring Motifs
- home and migrationlanguage and translationloss and healingvoice and the body
Legacy
An internationally recognized Lebanese poet known for writing across Arabic and English. She has received multiple awards and has been widely published in literary journals and mainstream outlets.
Quotes
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Writing between Arabic and English is not a choice but part of existence.
Source: Interview with Haran Poetry (excerpt) (2020)
Trivia
- Founded and hosted the open-mic night PUNCH in Dubai.
- Won the Frederick Bock Prize in 2017 for the poem "Maqam."
- Work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and on Poetry Foundation, among others.