Kamelya Omayma Youssef is the author of A book with a hole in it (Wendy’s Subway) and a forthcoming mixed media poetry manuscript with 1080 Press. In addition to being a writer and editor with a bookmaking and performance practice, she has recently taught at The New School, CUNY, The Poetry Project, Bulk Space, Talking Dolls Gallery, and elsewhere. She currently curates events and an artist residency with City of Asylum in Detroit, while being on fellowship with Artists at Work. Originally from Lebanon's Chmistar and Jibbayn, she was born and raised in Dearborn and has made homes of Detroit and New York City.
