Poet Hedy Habra

15 July, 2024 • Hedy Habra

Poet Hedy Habra and her latest book (courtesy of the author).

“Every Hedy Habra poem is a jewel of ekphrasis. She takes us deep into magic in these elegant, stunning poems. She layers language in a way that dances between brushstrokes, connecting words and images but also hearts and mystery. Habra shows us how art is an infinite world of possibilities. A dazzling collection.” —Lorette C. Luzajic

 

Hedy Habra

Two poems from Or Did You Ever See the Other Side?

Or What Is Life If Not A Constant Carving Of Oneself?

Or What Is LIfe If Not A Constant Carving of Oneself poem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or Did You Ever See the Other Side is published by Press 53
Or Did You Ever See the Other Side is published by Press 53

 

Or What If Scars Would Suddenly Become Translucent?

I wish that I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.
—Hafez

Or What If Scars Would Suddenly Become Translucent? poem

 

 

Hedy Habra

Hedy Habra has authored four poetry collections, most recently, Or Did You Ever See The Other Side? (Press 53 2023). The Taste of the Earth won the Silver Nautilus Book Award, while Tea in Heliopolis won the USA Best Book Award and Under Brushstrokes was an International Book Award finalist. Her story collection, Flying Carpets, won the Arab American Book Award’s Honorable Mention. Her book of criticism, Mundos alternos y artísticos en Vargas Llosa, examines the visual aspects of the Peruvian Nobel Laureate narrative. Habra holds a B.S. in Pharmacy. She earned an M.A. and an M.F.A. in English and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish literature, all from Western Michigan University where she has been teaching. A twenty-one-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and recipient of the Nazim Hikmet Award, her multilingual work appears in numerous journals and anthologies.

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