Ahmad Yamani (Arabic: أحمد يماني; born 1970,

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poet and translator. He graduated from Cairo University in 1992 and got his PhD in Arabic philology from Complutense University in

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. He now lives in Spain where he works at the broadcaster

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, classifies Yamani as a "nineties poet". She wrote ''"...his work is gross, revolting, disturbing, abusive, even as it reveals occasional remarkable turns of phrase, and inspired use of poetic tools."'' Youssef Rakha, writing in '' The Kenyon Review'', characterized the poetry of Yamani and the other young nineties poets as posing a political challenge to followers of

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(1918-1970), the influential Egyptian leader. He has published several books of poetry in Arabic, and one in his adopted language Spanish. Yamani has translated numerous Spanish-language writers into Arabic, among them José Ángel Valente,

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. In 2010, he was named as one of the

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. Samuel Shimon devoted a chapter of his 2012 book, ''Beirut39: New Writing from the Arab World'', to Yamani, publishing English translations of eight of his poems.

Poetry collections

* 2013 ''Montasaf al-huyuraat'' * 2008 ''Amaken jati’a'' * 2001 ''Wardat fi’l-raás'' * 1998 ''Tahta shagara-t al-aíla'' * 1995 ''Shawaria al-ábyad wa’l-áswad'' * 2015 ''Refugio de huesos'' (in Spanish)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamani, Ahmad Egyptian poets 1970 births Living people Cairo University alumni Complutense University of Madrid alumni Egyptian expatriates in Spain Spanish journalists