Ali Dummar

Ali Dummar
Native name	علي دمر
Born	محمد عالي حمراء دمر 1927 Hama, Syria
Died	1985 Saudi Arabia
Occupation	Poet
Language	Arabic
Nationality	Syrian
Education	Al-Azhar University, Cairo

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Mohammed Ali Hamra'a Dummar, nicknamed Ali Dummar, was a Syrian poet born in Hama, Syria in 1927. He died in Saudi Arabia in 1985 due to a heart attack. He graduated from the Faculty of Arabic Language and Literature at Al-Azhar University, Cairo in 1955 and wrote over 10,000 verses.

Life and career

Ali Dummar was born in Hama, Syria. He graduated from the Faculty of Arabic Language and Literature at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, and was an Arabic Language teacher in Syria for 33 years. He gave speeches at one of the masjids (mosques). He died in Saudi Arabia in 1985 due to a heart attack.

His poetry exceeded 10,000 verses. One of his most famous poems is “Killer Love". He had 8 poetry collections issued, including “Shivers” in 1946, “Storms over Palestinian Mountains” in 1948, “Nostalgic Nights” in 1954, “The Unknown” in 1959, “Love’s Comatose” in 1968, “Sunset’s Rise” in 1978, “Embarrassing Letters to Nizar Qabbani” in 1981, “God’s Chosen People” in 1981, as well as written prose, including: "Studies and Discussions in Prosodies and Modern Poetry”, “The Encyclopedia of Prosodies and Refining Poetry”, and “Distinctions of My Time”.

Works

Poetry

• "Killer Love" (original title: Al-Gharām al-Qātil)
• “Shivers” (original title: Raʿshāt), 1946
• “Storms over Palestinian Mountains” (original title: ʿAwāṣif ʾalá Hiḍāb Filisṭīn), 1948
• “Nostalgic Nights” (original title: Ḥanīn al-Layālī), 1954
• “The Unknown” (original title: Al-Majhūlah), 1959
• "Love's Comatose" (original title: Ghaybūbat al-Ḥubb), 1968
• “Sunset's Rise” (original title: Ishrāq al-Ghurūb), 1978
• “Embarrassing Letters to Nizar Qabbani” (original title: Rasā'il Muḥrijah ilá Nizār Qabbānī), 1981
• “God’s Chosen People” (original title: Shaʿb ʾAllāh al-Mukhtār), 1981

Prose

• "Studies and Discussions in Prosodies and Modern Poetry” (original title: Munāqashāt wa-Dirāsāt fi al-ʿUrūd wa-al-Shiʿr al-Ḥadīth)
• “The Encyclopedia of Prosodies and Refining Poetry” (original title: Mawsūʿat al-ʿUrūd wa-Miṣfāt al-Shiʿr)
• “Distinctions of My Time” (original title: Malāmeḥ ʿUmrī)

References

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