Samih al-Qasim
Samīħ al-Qāsim, Arabic: سميح القاسم ,[1] Hebrew: סמיח אל קאסם ,[2][3] (born May 11, 1939 - died August 19, 2014) was a Arab-language poet from Israel. His poetry is influenced by two primary periods of his life: before and after the Six-Day War. He joined the Communist Rakah party in 1967, later Hadash - the Front for Democracy and Equality. Al-Qasim has published several volumes and collections of poetry.
Samīħ al-Qāsim سميح القاسم סמיח אל קאסם | |
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 Samīħ al-Qāsim in Madrid | |
| Born | May 11, 1939 az-Zarqa, Transjordan |
| Died | August 19, 2014 (aged 75) Rameh, Israel |
| Occupation | Poet and journalist |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Period | 1963-2014 |
| Genre | Nationalist, tragedy |
He worked also as a journalist and was several times in prison because of his political activities.
Al-Qasim died aged 75 of cancer.
References
- ↑ Interview with Mira Awad Archived 2023-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, Maariv, 22 May 2009
- ↑ Also spelt in Hebrew: סמיח אל-קאסם
- ↑ Samīħ al-Qāsim reads one of his poem at the Sha'ar International Poetry Festival 2009