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About Faleeha Hassan

Born in Iraq, Faleeha Hassan is a poet, teacher, editor, writer, and playwright. She is the first woman to have written poetry for children in Iraq. She's received many awards in Iraq and Middle East for her poetry and short stories and has been described as the "Maya Angelou of Iraq."

She has published 20 books and her poems have been translated into English, Turkmen, Bosevih, Indian, French, Italian, German, Kurdish, Spain, Korean, Greek and Albanian. Her most recent collection of short stories, Mass Grave, was published by Inner Child Press in July 2017.

Now living in New Jersey, her work has appeared in many publications, including Philadelphia Poets 22, Brooklyn Rail, The Galway Review, TXTOBJX, InTranslation, Taos Journal, Nondoc, SJ Magazine, Atlantic City Press, Words Without Borders and The Guardian, and many others.

Faleeha Hassan: My Life as a Refugee

Faleeha Hassan

Faleeha Hassan - My Life as an Iraqi Refugee

Once my name appeared on a death list published in a number of newspapers and on some websites, I decided to flee Iraq and went first to the Turkish city of Eskişehir—on the advice of an Iraqi friend … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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