Khaled Mattawa

Khaled Mattawa is the William Wilhartz Endowed Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. He directs the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program and serves as editor of the Michigan Quarterly Review. His academic career spans poetry, translation, and cultural studies.

• Chancellor Emeritus of the Academy of American Poets (2014-2020)

Research Interests include:

• Poetry and its intersection with cultural identity
• Translation of contemporary Arabic poetry
• Arab American and Muslim American literary studies
• Literary criticism focusing on Mahmoud Darwish

Scientific Awards:

• Academy of American Poets Fellowship
• Guggenheim Fellowship
• MacArthur Fellowship
• Pushcart Prize (four times)
• PEN American Center Poetry Translation Prize
• Alfred Hodder Fellowship
• National Endowment for the Arts Translation Grant