Zuhur Dixon

Zuhur Dixon (born 1933) is an Iraqi poet.[1]

She was born in Abu Al-Khaseeb. Dixon later moved to Baghdad with her husband.[2] Her writing deals with the role of women in a very traditional society.[1]

Her work was included in the anthologies Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology[2] and This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World.[3]

Selected works[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Dougherty, Beth K; Ghareeb, Edmund A (2013). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. p. 181. ISBN 0810879425.
  2. 1 2 3 Jayyusi, Salma Khadra (1987). Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology. p. 210. ISBN 0231052731.
  3. Nye, Naomi Shihab (2008). This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World. p. 191. ISBN 1439108188.
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