Farrah Sarafa

Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer, Spoken Word Artist

New York, NY
New York US
Email: 
farrah@fractyll.com
Website: 
Fractyll.com

Author's Bio

Award-winning poet, Farrah's poems have been featured in various journals and anthologies.  Professor of Literature and Modern Languages, she is proficient in French, Arabic, and Italian, and has a working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese. She is the founder Fractyll Culture Magazine which focalizes the intersections of culture: Literature/Travel, Art/Fashion, Health/Dining, Race/Politics, Music/Film. 

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Arabesques Review
,
Ascent Aspirations Magazine
,
Avatar Review
,
Cerebration
,
Diagram
,
Feile-Festa
,
Foliate Oak
,
Frigg Magazine
,
Litchfield Review
,
mediterranean.nu
,
Tablet
,
Voices in Wartime
Prizes won: 

Marjorie Rappaport Competition

Annual Chistell Poetry Contest

SLS Summer Writing Scholarship and Grant

 

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
A.S. Byatt, Nathanial Hawthorne, D.H. Lawrence, Mahmud Darwish, Assia Djebar
What I'm reading now: 
Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia, the Sublime Engine: A Biography of the Human Heart by Stephen & Thomas Amidon MD, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, Altruism by Matthieu Ricard, Write Naked by Jennifer Probst

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Arab American
Fluent in: 
Arabic, English, French, Italian
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Last update: Nov 21, 2020