Thank you for sitting down with me this afternoon to discuss your work as a poet and translator. You are the author of seven books of poetry and have translated numerous works of literature. Let me begin by asking how you got your start as a translator?

Who are some of your mentors and role models as a translator?

What is your process or approach to translating fiction?

What do you consider the most challenging aspect of translation?

What were your two favorite stories in the collection you translated from English to Arabic, The Alexandria You Are Losing by Yasser El-Sayed?

You are also a poet. How do you characterize your style of poetry and who are some of your influences on your own poetry?

What is on the horizon in terms of poetry and translations in the near future?

Thank you so much for chatting today. You are certainly prolific and we all look forward to more and more of your poetry and works of translation.