Yusuf al-Khal

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Yusuf al-Khal (1917–1987) was a Syrian-born poet who has made his career largely in Lebanon; with Ali Ahmad Said (a.k.a. Adonis), he founded the magazine Shi'r ("Poetry") in Beirut in 1957. [Irwin, 24] His poetry has also been recognized in Near East poetry collections. (Nye, 76)

[edit] References

  • Irwin, Robert "An Arab Surrealist". The Nation, January 3, 2005, 23–24, 37–38.


[edit] 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.

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