Ghareeb Iskander

Poet, translator & researcher
PhD in Middle Eastern studies, Arabic
SOAS, University of London. External member of CASIC, American University of Sharijah.

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Gilgamesh’s Snake and Other Poems in Spanish

I’m delighted to announce the publication of the Spanish translation of Gilgamesh’s Snake and Other Poems by Averso Poesía in Spain, translated and introduced by Dr. Abdul Hadi Sadoun, Complutense University of Madrid.

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The Arabic edition of my latest poetry collection, برزخ الريح (Threshold of the Wind), is now out, published by the Union of Iraqi Writers.

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Fixing to Start Something With ‘Gilgamesh’s Snake’ https://t.co/hGdGpYNZ2L

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Trills and Spills from ‘Gilgamesh’s Snake’ https://t.co/SMBJSjl0uS

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Congratulations for the winners!
Honoured to be one of the judges of the 2024 Sarah Maguire Prize for poetry in translation.

https://t.co/Yh4OoeLV7W

[Penelope Shuttle @ShuttlePenelope]

Many many congratulations to my dear friends Vicky and Nata, winners of this year's Sarah Maguire Prize for their translation of the poems of Lia Sturua! 🍾🍾💖💖

[Poetry Translation Centre @PoetryTranslate]

📣 ANNOUNCING THE 2024 SARAH MAGUIRE PRIZE SHORTLIST! 📣

"We are delighted with the judges’ choices, including poets from backgrounds as varied as Palestine, Georgia, Mexico, South Korea, Iran, Lebanon and China."

Full announcement: https://t.co/PzKvWRYZRO

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Petition: For the United Kingdom to recognise the state of Palestine immediately https://t.co/ix88X5PMa8

[Chrys Salt @chrys_salt]

Don’t miss the fantastic Queens Park Festival this weekend. Check out https://t.co/biIZXeOklq for some incredible events in a glorious environment. @Hudster4 @GhareebIskander @BBCHughPym @QPBooks

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@BBCHughPym @QPBookfest @moversand6 @ruskin147 Whole Fest programme looks amazing! Hope folks will find time to enjoy https://t.co/2Bxw5tAt63 in @Hudster4 terrific Community Tent. I’m hosting four fine local voices @BBCHughPym @GhareebIskander And it’s FREE!

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@Moudhy Many thanks for your kind words!

[ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social @arablit]

Reading T.S. Eliot in Arabic: A Talk with Ghareeb Iskander https://t.co/Tpt40QZBP1

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@SophusHelle @AyaFrankenstein @widad_nabi Many thanks! I am really looking forward to it.

[David Gurnham @DavidGurnham]

Looking forward to 'Learning From Marginalised People’s Creative Responses to Justice Problems' workshop today @UoSLawSchool with Dr Haris Psarras, @lailanadia @ghareebiskander @empathymuseum @a_chamberlen @catonacanto #counterpointarts @law_humanities

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https://t.co/8x2Jmjy6gw

[Poetry Translation Centre @PoetryTranslate]

The judges this year are Ian McMillan (@IMcMillan), English poet and presenter on The Verb on BBC Radio 3, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Irish poet, academic, and translator, and Ghareeb Iskander (@GhareebIskander), prizewinning Iraqi poet and translator.

https://t.co/w8DcUa2x00

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Poetry readings at Ashmolean Museum
Oxford 13 May
https://t.co/DTHIaBC41u

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@AshmoleanMuseum
https://t.co/DTHIaBC41u

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Delighted to announce that my book English Poetry and Modern Arabic Verse: Translation and Modernity
has been reissued in paperback.
https://t.co/5LaULVTVxs

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Enheduanna: The world's first named author https://t.co/4s2BJS1pdC via @BBC_Culture

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[Salma Harland @salmaharland]

I had the pleasure of reviewing @GhareebIskander's brilliant book for Eurolitkrant last year (https://t.co/sYOIg2cv7o).

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Islamic manuscripts, art and textiles became a huge source of inspiration for Western design in the early 20th Century.

The ancient Islamic roots of modernity https://t.co/c9o7ww7hP7 via @BBC_Culture