Yahya Frederickson

Yahya Frederickson is a poet and English professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he has taught for many years and lives in Moorhead, Minnesota. He spent earlier years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Yemen and as a Fulbright Scholar in several countries including Syria. His poems have appeared in a long list of literary journals, and he has received grants from the McKnight Foundation, The Loft, and the Lakes Region Arts Council. His Finishing Line Press titles include The Birds of al-Merjeh Square (2014) and Khumásiyát (2025).