Abderrahim Khassar (born 1975) is a Moroccan poet. He was born in the town of Safi on the Atlantic coast. Although of

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origin, he writes primary in the

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. He published his first book of poetry (''At last winter came'') in 2004. As of 2018, he has published half a dozen volumes. In 2010, he was chosen as one of the

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, a selection of the best young writers in the

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, the 39 best Arab writers below the age of 40.

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Moroccan male poets 1975 births Living people People from Safi, Morocco {{Morocco-writer-stub