Matthew Shenoda is an Egyptian-American

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, writer, and professor based in the United States. Born July 14, 1977 in

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to Coptic parents who immigrated from

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, Matthew Shenoda is a writer and educator whose poems and writings have appeared in a variety of newspapers, journals, radio programs and anthologies. He has been twice nominated for a

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and his work has been supported by the

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and the

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among others. His debut collection of poems, Somewhere Else (Coffee House Press), was named one of 2005's debut books of the year by

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and was winner of a 2006

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. He is also the author of Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone (BOA Editions Ltd.),and author of Tahrir Suite: Poems (TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press), winner of the Arab American Book Award. With Kwame Dawes he is editor of Bearden's Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden (TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press). His most recent collection of poems, The Way Of The Earth is forthcoming in 2022 from TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press. Shenoda lectures widely and has taught extensively in the fields of ethnic studies and creative writing. He began his teaching career in the College of Ethnic Studies at

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. The former Assistant Provost for Equity & Diversity and faculty in the School of Critical Studies at

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, Shenoda also served as Associate Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at

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and Dean of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professor of English and Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago, as well as Vice President and Associate Provost for Social Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Literary Arts and Studies at

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. Currently he is Professor and Chair of the Department of Literary Arts at

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. Additionally, Shenoda has served on the Board of Directors of several arts and education organizations and is a founding editor of th
African Poetry Book Fund

Awards

* 2015

Arab American Book Award The Arab American Book Award, established in 2006, is an annual literary award to celebrate and support the research of, and the written work of, Arab Americans and their culture. The Arab American Book Award encourages the publication and excelle ...

* 2006

Fellowship *

Residency * Hala Maksoud Award for Emerging Voice

Books

* ''The Way Of The Earth.'' Northwestern University Press, 2022. * ''Bearden's Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden'' edited by Kwame Dawes and Matthew Shenoda, Northwestern University Press, 2017. * ''Tahrir Suite.'' Northwestern University Press, 2014. * *

Anthologies

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References

External links

"Author's website""For Charles Mingus & That Ever-Living “Love Chant”", ''Fishouse''
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