Kaveh Akbar

Iranian-American poet and scholar

Born: 15 January 1989, Tehran
Age: 37

Kaveh Akbar (born January 15, 1989) is an Iranian-American poet, novelist, and editor. He is the author of the poetry collections Calling a Wolf a Wolf and Pilgrim Bell and of the novel Martyr!, a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist.

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