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Jamal Gabobe is a poet and scholar whose work bridges cultures and languages with lyrical precision and intellectual depth. Holding a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington, Gabobe writes fluently across English, Arabic, and Somali, crafting poetry that resonates with global themes and personal insight.His acclaimed collection The Path of Difference explores identity and belonging, while Love and Memory showcases his English-language verse, and Qalbun La Yanam offers a hauntingly beautiful journey through Arabic poetry. His essay was featured in the cross-coastal anthology An Ear to the Ground: Presenting Writers from 2 Coasts, highlighting his voice among a diverse chorus of contemporary writers.Gabobe is a former Jackstraw Writers Program fellow and has published critical work on modern Egyptian literature and Canadian author Margaret Laurence. As an editor for Access: Interdisciplinary Journal of Student Research and Scholarship, he continues to champion emerging voices in academia.With six years of experience as an instructor and consultant at the University of Washington's Center for Teaching and Learning, Gabobe has taught pedagogy and supported faculty development. He currently serves on staff at the University of Washington Libraries, where his passion for literature and education continues to inspire.
""Memory, in Jamal Gabobe's poems, is larger than one poet's remembering-uprootedness and violence are exposed and transcended."" -Selma Waldman, Artist ""The authentic exile's tone...love, indignation, and helplessness."" -Jack Brenner, University of Washington
