A Reading with Gazan poet Yahya Ashour
Yahya Ashour is an exiled Gazan poet and an award-winning author. Born on April 22, 1998, he is currently based in California. He is an honorary fellow in writing at the University of Iowa and the author of the e-book A Gaza of Siege & Genocide, published by Mizna in 2024. Ashour's portfolio also includes three books for children and young adults in Arabic, and contributions to global anthologies and journals, including Michigan Quarterly Review and Arrowsmith Journal. His poetry manuscript-in-progress received an honorable mention from the Emerging Writer Fellowship. He has read poetry at over 50 U.S. organizations and universities, including Harvard and Stanford. His poetry has been translated into more than 10 languages, including Spanish and Bengali. He was the 2025 Author-in-Residence at UCLA and currently teaches at Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges.
Sponsored by Oxy JVP, Oxy SJP, Remsen Bird Fund of Occidental College, English Department, History Department, Diplomacy and World Affairs, Critical Theory and Social Justice, and American Studies.
