Yusuf al-Khal
Yusuf al-Khal (Arabic: يوسف الخال; December 25, 1917[1] – March 9, 1987) was a Lebanese poet of Syrian descent. He made his career largely in Lebanon. He was Greek Orthodox. He married the Syrian artist Maha Bayrakdar in 1970. Maha was a well-known painter in Damascus and she worked for several years in Lebanese media. They had two children Yusuf and Ward, who later became popular TV stars in Lebanon.
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 Yusuf al-Khal | |
| Born | December 25, 1917 Amar al-Husn, Homs Governorate, Syria |
| Died | March 9, 1987 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Poet Writer |
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With Ali Ahmad Said (a.k.a. Adonis), al-Khal founded the magazine Shi'r ("Poetry") in Beirut in 1957.[2][3] His poetry has also been recognized in Near East poetry collections. (Nye, 76)
al-Khal married Helen Khal whom they together had Tarek and Jawad. In 1970, he married Maha Bayrakdar and had Ward and Yusuf.
Featured works
- al-Khal, Yusuf. The Flag of Childhood: Poems from The Middle East. “The Deserted Well” Ed. Naomi Shihab Nye. New York: Aladdin, 1998. 76.
References
- Badawī, Muḥammad (March 1976). A Critical Introduction to Modern Arabic Poetry. Cambridge University Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780521290234.
- Allen, Roger. "Modern Arabic poetry". britannica.com. Britanica. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- Irwin, Robert. "An Arab Surrealist". The Nation. The Nation. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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