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I am an Iraqi poet. I write poetry in Arabic, Spanish, German and English.
In addition to my presence in Arabic poetry, I have some presence in Spanish and English poetry.
I was born on February 12, 1937 in Qalat Salih, province of Al-Imara in the south of Iraq. I grew up and went to school in Kirkuk in the north of Iraq.
In addition to being a poet, I am also journalist, blogger, painter,
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Background
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Since 1953, I have published numerous poems, short stories, translations, journalistic and academic articles in various media, countries and languages. In 1992 my epical poem "Iraq" (Arabic, 100 pages) was published by Riad El-Rayyes Books (London, Beirut). In 2005, I Published my collection "Embellecimiento después de mi nacimiento en Ur" (Beautification After My Birth at Ur), poems in Spanish with samples of poems in English, Arabic and German. A collection of poems in English titled "German Poems" will be published as book-on-demand in 2007 by BookSurge.com Publishers, an Amazon.com company.
(Forthcoming: more info and links about publications.)
Due to my political activity against the despotic monarchy and later the republican military regimes, I was arrested in 1954 when I was still at high school and was tried in a civilian court in Kirkuk. After the bloody military coup of February 8, 1963, I was arrested and tortured while studying painting at the University of Baghdad. I was detained for eight months and tried at the Fourth Military Tribunal in kirkuk. Due to these circumstances I was obliged to give up my studies at the university. In 1966, I was again detained and kept in solitary confinement during one week at the General Directorate of Security in Baghdad.
After graduating from high school in 1955, I worked in oil drilling in the province of Kirkuk. It was a one year positive experience that marked my life.
During the following years I worked as a teacher, journalist, graphic designer, calligrapher and translator in Baghdad until I left to Germany in 1968 where I earned my Ph.D. in journalism and political science from Universität Leipzig in 1997.
Later, I taught journalism and communication at the International Institute of Journalism in Berlin, Germany, at the University of Algiers, Algeria, and since 1984 to the present at the University of Costa Rica.
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Birth Place
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Qalat Salih, Iraq
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Accomplishments
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Honorary mention and publication 1992 of my epical poem “Iraq” (Arabic, 100 pages) by Riad El-Rayyes Books (London, Beirut)- Poetry Contest 1991 of An-Naqid (The Critic) literary magazine (London, Beirut).
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Additional Information
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Interests
Creative production: poetry, painting, computer science, music and theoretical mathematics.
Learning: Tai Chi, Italian, fashion (rebel fashion), French.
Academic learning, teaching, production: Journalism (conventional and Internet journalism, blogging), communication planning (conventional and for Internet), theory of communication, research methodology in communication, computer-mediated communication (theory and application in: Internet and new communication media and technologies), design, development and administration of electronic media, including websites).
Participation in Festivals and literary encounters (recent)
- Festival Internacional de Poesía de Costa Rica (2005)
- Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín, Colombia (2005)
- Festival Mundial de Poesía de Venezuela (2006)
- 50th Anniversary Congress of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), July 23-25, 2007, Paris.
- International Poetry Festival of Paris and the Forum Poets for Peace, Paris, France, Sept. 19-23, 2007.
Membership in literary groups, movements and organizations
- Core member of “The Kirkuk Group” and “Generation of the Sixties”, two of the most influential literary movements in Iraq and the Arab World since the sixties of the past century and until the present.
- Main Iraqi writers and journalists organizations.
- Asociación Casa de Poesía - San José, Costa Rica.
- PEN International - English Centre, London, UK.
- Electronic Literature Organization, Los Angeles, U.S.
Languages
Full command of German, Spanish, English and Arabic.
I speaks Kurdish and Turkomenish.
Low-level knowledge of French and Italian (still in process of learning both languages).
Command of various programming and authoring languages (Internet plattforms).
Contact
Email: alghassa@racsa.co.cr
Website: http://al-ghassani.net
Blog: http://al-ghassani-blog.net
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Favorite Links
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Iraqi Poet Anwar Al-Ghassani
Personal portal with a large sample of poems in various languages.
Blog of Iraqi Poet Anwar Al-Ghassani
Personal blog.
50th Anniversary Congress of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), July 23-25, 2007, Paris.
I will present a paper about current Iraqi culture and media.
International Poetry Festival of Paris and the Forum Poets for Peace, Paris, France, Sept. 19-23, 2007.
I will recite poems and present a paper on poetry prmotion on Internet platforms
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