Hasab al-Shaikh Ja'far
Hasab al-Shaikh Ja'far | |
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| Native name | حسب الشيخ جعفر |
| Born | 1942 Amarah |
| Died | April 11, 2022 (aged 79–80) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality |  Iraq |
Hasab al-Sheikh Jaafar[1] (1942 – April 11, 2022)[2] was an Iraqi poet.
Life
[edit]He was born in the city of Amarah. He graduated from the Gorky Institute of Literature in Moscow in 1966 with a master's degree in arts. He served as the head of the Cultural Department at Radio Baghdad between 1970 and 1974, worked as an editor at Al-Thawra newspaper, and was a member of the Union of Iraqi Writers. He contributed to Iraqi journalism and attended literary and poetry conferences in Iraq, other Arab countries, and the Soviet Union. His poetry collections include “Nakhlat Allah” (God’s Palm), “Al-Ta’ir Al-Khashabi” (The Wooden Bird), “Ziyarat Al-Sayyida Al-Sumariyya” (Visit to the Sumerian Lady), “A’bar Al-Ha'it fi Al-Mar’a” (Through the Wall into the Woman), and “Fi Mithl Hannou Al-Zawba’a” (As Gentle as the Whirlwind). He also wrote autobiographical works and translated poetry from several Russian poets. In recognition of his poetic contributions, he received the Soviet Peace Prize in 1983 and the Sultan bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award for Poetry in its eighth session (2002–2003).[3][4] He died in a hospital in Baghdad on April 11, 2022.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kamil Salman Al-Jabburi (2003). معجم الأدباء من العصر الجاهلي حتى سنة 2002م (in Arabic). Vol. second. Beirut: Dar Al-Kotob Al-Ilmiyah. p. 131. ISBN 978-2-7451-3694-7. OCLC 54614801. OL 21012293M. Wikidata Q111309344.
- ^ "The death of Iraqi poet Hasab al-Sheikh Jaafar - Earth News". earthiq.news (in Arabic). 2022-04-11. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Emil Yaqub (2009). Dictionary of Poets Since the Beginning of the Renaissance. Vol. 1 A - S (First ed.). Beirut: Dar Sader. p. 313.
- ^ Kamil Salman al-Jubouri (2003). Dictionary of Authors from the Pre-Islamic Era to 2002. Vol. 2. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah. p. 131.
- ^ ""The Bird of the South"... Hasab al-Sheikh Jaafar Concludes His Journey in Iraqi Poetry" (in Arabic). Al Jazeera Net. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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