Kaveh Akbar Books in Order

Kaveh Akbar is a celebrated poet, known for his work in prominent publications such as The New Yorker, Poetry, Tin House, PBS NewsHour, A Public Space, Guernica, and Boston Review. His writing has garnered numerous accolades, including the 2016 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation and the Lucille Medwick Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. As the founder and editor of Divedapper, Akbar facilitates vital dialogues with contemporary poetry voices. His full-length collection, Calling a Wolf a Wolf, was published in September 2017 to critical acclaim. Born in Tehran, Iran, Akbar now resides in Tallahassee, Florida, where he has taught at various institutions, including a stint as a visiting professor at Purdue University in Indiana.