Weam Namou was born in Baghdad, Iraq as a minority Christian and came to America at age ten. The author of three novels, The Feminine Art, The Mismatched Braid and The Flavor of Cultures, she studied poetry in Prague and screenwriting at MPI (Motion Picture Institute of Michigan). She is the co-founder and president of IAA (Iraqi Artists Association), and she writes for several local newspapers. She is currently working on her first feature film, “Green Card Wedding” which stemmed from a short film she did for her thesis at MPI. Namou has been interviewed by over 60 nationwide radio stations, and she has given poetry readings and speeches for the Green Party, Troy Public Library, Oakland Community College, Rochester Community College, at the RAWI Conference and at Madonna University’s Iraqi Cultural Week. Her poetry and articles have appeared in national and international publications.

The Midwife of Fallujah (broadside) (Lettre Sauvage, 2007)

Acumen Literary Journal, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Mizna, Poets Against the War, World Literature Today