Maysoon al-Eryani (born 24 November 1987) is a poet and translator from

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

, who writes in Arabic and English. She was born in

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...

and has a BA in English Literature from

Sana'a University Sana'a University ( ) was established in 1970 as the first and the primary university in the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen), now the Republic of Yemen (see also Aden University). It is located in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, and is currently o ...

Publications

*The Mysterious side of paradise (2013). *Madad (2010) *Gold Pendants (2010) *I'll Break the Sky by Lovers (2009)Al-Eryani to publish “I’ll break the sky by lovers”
*As Long as my Heart (2008)

Associations

*Member of the Union of the Yemeni Writers and Authors. *Member of the Yemeni Women's Association. *Member of the literary fonxe association.

Awards

*Al Makaleh prize for Arabic literature" poetry” 2013 *President's prize for young poets 2010/2009 *First prize, poetry competition 2007. Sana'a University *First prize, poetry competition 2006, University of Science and Technology. *Honored in 2010 by Poets Without Borders.

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External links

Al-Eryani wishes for more engagement in cultural institutions (interview)
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