Amal al-Jubouri

Poet

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Literary Reviews

Great review of Hagar Before Occupation / Hagar After Occupation in the Asymptote Journal

Review for Amal al-Jubouri’s upcoming poetry book Hagar Before Occupation / Hagar After Occupation by Library Journal.

German review of the 2004 Enheduanna.

Comprehensive review of the Diwan Magazine.

Altoma’s remarks on Amal’s work

Books

Hagar Before the Occupation / Hagar After the Occupation

This translation of Iraqi author Amal al-Jubouri contextualizes America’s occupation of Iraq through the Qur’an’s story of Hagar. Complementary pairs of poems portray life before and after the war.

This work simultaneously mirrors Hagar’s desperate running between Safa and Marwah, as we pace frantically between pre- and post-occupation Iraq—the poet begging in vain for poetry not to abandon her people.

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Helpful Literary Links

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Literary Reviews

Great review of Hagar Before Occupation / Hagar After Occupation in the Asymptote Journal

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Video

Interview with Amal al-Jubouri

This video captures an interview with Amal regarding her strong ties to both Iraq and Germany. Here, we get a greater understanding of Amal’s background. We see her poems being set to music and song. We get a glimpse of an... More >

Contact

euphrat@diwanev.com