Khaled Mattawa - February 1, 2018

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UA Poetry Center

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UA Poetry Center
Khaled Mattawa

Khaled Mattawa reads poems from a manuscript in progress, including a poetic sequence on human trafficking and global migration. Some poems would go on to appear in Fugitive Atlas (2020). 

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Welcome
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by Tyler Meier

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Introduction
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by Farid Matuk

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Opening Remarks
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by Khaled Mattawa

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"On Pain"
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Uncollected.

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"On That Unfashionable Gyre Again"
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Uncollected.

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"The Moderate Muslim Blues"
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Uncollected.

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On His Poetic Sequence About Human Trafficking
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Poetic Sequence About Human Trafficking
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Poems in this sequence differ from their published versions. 

Citation

Mattawa, Khaled. Fugitive Atlas. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2020.

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"The road to paradise..."
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Published version bears the title "Psalm for the Medics." Differs slightly from published version. 

Citation

Mattawa, Khaled. Fugitive Atlas. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2020.

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"'Alams for Cairo Nights"
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Differs from published version. 

Citation

Mattawa, Khaled. Fugitive Atlas. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2020.

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"The Million Plus: A Meditation on Face"
Description

Excerpt from published version, which bears the title "Face." Differs from published version. 

Citation

Mattawa, Khaled. Fugitive Atlas. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2020.

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"Noted the silence..."
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Published version bears the title "We Are Saying 'Yes,' But Who Are We To Say?" Differs from published version. 

Citation

Mattawa, Khaled. Fugitive Atlas. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2020.

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Question and Answer Session
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Khaled Mattawa
Photographer
Becka Ranta
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