Kaveh Akbar | |
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![]() Akbar in 2016 | |
Born | Kaveh Akbar (کاوه اکبر) 15 January 1989 Tehran, Iran |
Occupation | Poet, novelist, editor |
Nationality | Iranian American |
Education | Purdue, Butler University, Florida State University |
Notable works | Calling a Wolf a Wolf, Martyr! |
Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
Spouse | Paige Lewis |
Website | |
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Kaveh Akbar (b. 15 January 1989; Persian: کاوه اکبر) is an Iranian American poet, novelist, and editor.[1][2] He is the author of the poetry collections Calling a Wolf a Wolf and Pilgrim Bell and of the novel Martyr!, a New York Times bestseller[3] and one of Barack Obama's favorite books of the year.[4]
He is director of the undergraduate creative writing program at the University of Iowa.[5] He is the founder of Divedapper and Poetry Editor of The Nation.[6] In 2018, NPR called him "poetry's biggest cheerleader".[7] In 2024, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship.[8][9]