Ammiel Alcalay

Poet, novelist, translator, essayist, critic, and scholar Ammiel Alcalay’s over 20 books include After Jews and Arabs, Memories of Our Future, a little history, and the forthcoming Follow the Person: Archival Encounters, as well as CONTROLLED DEMOLITION: a work in four books. His co-translation of Palestinian poet Nasser Rabah’s Gaza: The Poem Said Its Piece, is due out in early 2025. He received an American Book Award in for his work as founder and General Editor of Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative, and is a Distinguished Professor at Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center.

My Life Among the Gatekeepers

My Life Among the Gatekeepers

Ammiel Alcalay writes of the gatekeepers who have affected every aspect of his writing, cultural, and public life.

6 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Ammiel Alcalay
Sahar Rabah—Two Poems From Gaza

Sahar Rabah—Two Poems From Gaza

A young poet and graduate of a Gaza university that is in ruins, Sahar Rabah looks forward to...

16 AUGUST 2024 • By Sahar Rabah, Ammiel Alcalay
Poem: Letter to the Americans

Poem: Letter to the Americans

If a Gazan were to write an open letter to the Americans, whose government helps underwrite Israel's war...

14 JULY 2021 • By Ammiel Alcalay
Two Poems for Truth by Ammiel Alcalay

Two Poems for Truth by Ammiel Alcalay

Two new poems by Ammiel Alcalay, "Kashoggi or Kashog-ji?" and "Translation Theory", explore versions of the truth.

14 MARCH 2021 • By Ammiel Alcalay
To the Light—Remembering Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 1919-2021

To the Light—Remembering Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 1919-2021

Ammiel Alcalay remembers an American original, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who was also the publisher and doyen of City...

24 FEBRUARY 2021 • By Ammiel Alcalay
Threading the Needle: Najwa Najjar’s “Between Heaven and Earth”

Threading the Needle: Najwa Najjar’s “Between Heaven and Earth”

Ammiel Alcalay reviews writer/director Najwa Najjar's third feature film—"part road movie, part mystery, part thriller."

14 DECEMBER 2020 • By Ammiel Alcalay
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