Omar Abu-Riche ( ar, عمر أبو ريشة, 10 April 1910 – 15 July 1990) was an influential

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n poet known for his pioneering works.

Biography

Abu-Riche was born into a wealthy literary family in Manbij, near

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. He received his educational upbringing in Syria and continued his tertiary studies at the University of Damascus. He also studied at the

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in 1931 and later read chemistry at the University of Manchester but returned to Syria in 1932. While initially a fan of Abbasid poetry, he later looked for more independent voices in poetry and considered Shakespeare's ''Venus and Adonis'' to be the greatest love poem ever written. His favorite poets were

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and Edgar Allan Poe. He wrote the poem, "Khatam-ul-Hub" (The End of Love) and produced literary works and attended to his duties as Librarian of

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, Syria. In 1949, the Syrian government appointed him ambassador to Brazil. As a diplomat until 1964, he was ambassador to Argentina, Chile, India, Austria, and finally the United States. His works included several volumes of poetry and poetic dramas."Go Back", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M0r_wH9Lgc

Biography

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