Abdul-Wasa Al-Saqqaf

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Abdul-Wasa Al-Saqqaf
عبدالواسع السقاف
Born (1974-02-12) 12 February 1974 (age 47)
NationalityYemeni
CitizenshipYemeni
OccupationJournalist, poet, writer, translator
Political partyIndependent
MovementJasmine Revolution
ChildrenThree
AwardsHonorable Membership of World Press Council (2012)


Abdul-Wasa Taha Al-Saqqaf (born 12 February 1974) is a Yemeni writer, poet, researcher, analyst and translator who was born in Al-Hadharim village in Taiz - Republic of Yemen.

Early years[]

The Al-Saqqaf family is a Ba'Alawi Sayyed family of the Banu Hashim of Hadhrami origin who lived in Tarim City in Hadhramaut, Yemen.[1]

Writings[]

Al-Saqqaf's writings are classical and focus on social issues. They also have some of the modern poetry features such as breakdown of social norms and cultural sureties, dislocation of meaning and sense from its normal context, valorization of the despairing individual in the face of an unmanageable future disillusionment, rejection of history and the substitution of a mythical past, and stream of consciousness. His poetry also displays a vivid sense of humor.[2]

Al-Saqqaf excelled in the field of professional artificial translation specifically translating poetry into poetry and published most of his works online. He also wrote social, political and economical researches. Two of his poem collection were issued and published; the first is entitled [3] and the other is .[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yemen Poet: Abdul-Wasa Al-Saqqaf". 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  2. ^ "العزوبية تاج لا يراه إلا المتزوجون ... قصيدة (عزوبي)! [الأرشيف] - منتديات واتا الحضارية".
  3. ^ "أدب | الموسوعة العالمية للأدب العربي".
  4. ^ "الرَّجُل السَّراب شعر عبدالواسع السقاف".
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