A distinct group has recently become public at the University; The Diwan Arabic Poetry Club is not new, but met last night for its first public appearance. A group of University students and ...

ABU DHABI, 7th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority is set to host Season 12 of Prince of Poets, one of the Arab ...

In March, 2011, when civil protests broke out in cities and towns across Syria, the country’s most famous poet, Adonis—who is in his eighties and has lived in exile since the ...

Writing poetry is difficult enough, but translation presents a new set of challenges. Khaled Mattawa, a professor of literature at the University of Michigan, won a MacArthur Genius Grant this year ...

A long-term digital project to produce an edition of the complete works of the leading Arabic poet of his time, Ibn Nubātah al-Mi?r?, who was virtually unknown to a broader public until recently, is ...

Throughout April, we're honoring the ancient Arab tradition of hakawatis, or storytellers, highlighting the writers, performers, and poets who are driving the conversation around what it means to be ...

Chinese poet Ai Kou has long been accustomed to gathering with fellow Chinese poets for creative exchanges. Yet at the ongoing 2026 International Youth Poetry Festival, she finds herself especially ...

N'DJAMENA, 13th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the fifth Arab Poetry Forum in Chad opened ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Poetry is the backbone of our language, culture, and heritage,” says rapper and poet Omar Offendum. Born in Saudi Arabia to ...