Nazih Abu Afach (Arabic: نزيه أبو عفش) (born 1946) is a
Syrian
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...
poet and painter.
Longer bio
/ref> He was born in western Syria, in the village of Marmarita
Marmarita ( ar, مرمريتا, syc, ܡܪܡܪܝܬܐ, ) is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs. Marmarita is one of the largest villages in Wadi al-Nasara ("Valley of the Christians"), a region north of Talkalakh. In 2004, Marm ...
60 km from Homs
Homs ( , , , ; ar, حِمْص / ALA-LC: ; Levantine Arabic: / ''Ḥomṣ'' ), known in pre-Islamic Syria as Emesa ( ; grc, Ἔμεσα, Émesa), is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is Metres above sea level ...
. His first book of poetry came out in 1967, and since then he has published a dozen more collections. He works as an editor for the monthly magazine '' Al-Mada''. His work has appeared in English translation in Banipal magazine.
Selected works
* Al-Wajhu Allathi Laa Yaghriibu (The Face Which Does Not Fade), Homs, 1967
* ‘An Al-Khawfi Wa Al-Tamaathiili (On Fear and Statues), Damascus, 1970
* Hiwaariyat Al-Mawti Wa Al-Nakhiili (Talk of Death and the Palm Tree), Damascus, 1971
* Wishaa’un Min Al-‘Ashbi Li-Umahaati Al-Qatlaa (Blades of Grass for the Mothers of the Killed), Beirut, 1975
* Ayahaa Al-Zamanu Al-Dayyiqu – Ayatuhaa Al-Ardu Al-Waasi’au (Oh Narrow Time, Oh Vast Earth), Damascus, 1978
* Allahu Qariibun Min Qalbi (God Is Near My Heart), Beirut, 1980
* Allaah Yabkii (God Cries), Al-Mada Publishing House, Damascus, 2001
* ‘Ahal At-Taabuut (People of the Coffin), Al-Mada Publishing House, Damascus, 2001
* Indjiil Al-‘A’maa (The Bible of the Blind), Dar Al-Adab, Beirut, 2003
* Al-Dhikrah Al-‘Anaaṣir (Memory of the Elements), Al-Mada Publishing House, Damascus, 2005
* Ar-Raa’ii Al-Hamadjii (The Barbaric Shepherd), 2011
References
Syrian poets
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