
Khaled Mattawa
Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, and emigrated to the United States when he was a teenager. He later received his MFA from Indiana University, where he also taught creative writing and received the Academy of American Poets Award. His latest book of poems is Fugitive Atlas (Graywolf Press, 2020). A MacArthur Fellow, he is the William Wilhartz Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan and editor of Michigan Quarterly Review. (updated 4/2023)
AGNI has published the following work:
Epic Temptations
Essay by Khaled Mattawa
AGNI has published the following translations:
Freedom
Poetry by Saadi Youssef • Translated from the Arabic by Khaled Mattawa
To Pet a Dog In London!
Poetry by Saadi Youssef • Translated from the Arabic by Khaled Mattawa
Obsession
Poetry by Saadi Youssef • Translated from the Arabic by Khaled Mattawa
The Porcupine
Poetry by Saadi Youssef • Translated from the Arabic by Khaled Mattawa
The Fence
Poetry by Saadi Youssef • Translated from the Arabic by Khaled Mattawa