Jawdat Fakhr al-Din
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| Jawdat Fakhr al-Din | |
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| Born | 1953 Southern Lebanon |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Lebanese |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | Poet |
Jawdat Fakhr al-Din (Arabic: جودت فخر الدين) is a Lebanese poet, researcher and academic.[1] He Is the author of several poetry collections and literary and critical works. He used to be a professor at the Lebanese University, and he is currently a professor at the American University in Beirut. In 2014, he won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for children's literature.[2] He is a member of the advisory board for the project, A Book in a Newspaper.[3]
Biography[edit]
Jawdat Fakhr al-Din was born in 1953 in South Lebanon in the town of Soltaniyeh. He taught physics for secondary level education and he worked at the linguistic and Educational center in Beirut and co-authored some dictionaries. He published hie poems and researches in many Arabic newspapers and magazines. He participated in many seminars and literary festivals in Arab and foreign countries. Fakhr al-Din taught Arabic literature and criticism at the Lebanese University from 1985 to 2017. He currently teaches at the American University of Beirut.[4]
In 1977, Fakhr al-Din obtained his master's degree in physics from the College of Education at the Lebanese University. In 1985 he earned his PhD from the Jesuit University (Saint Joseph University) in Arabic Literature and Criticism. His PhD was under the supervision of the poet Adonis.
In 2014 he won the Sheikh Zayed book Award for children's literature.[2] His poetry has been translated into French, English and German.
Recently two of his books has been translated into English.[5] The first is his poetry collection A lighthouse for the Drowned (original title: Manarat al-Ghareeq) translated by Dr. Hoda Fakhr al-Din and Dr. Jason Owen and it was published by the American Publishing House in Rochester.[6] The second book is titled Chosen Poems (original title: Mokhtarat She’reya) translated by Dr. Roger Allen and published in the city of Austin by University of Texas Press.[7]
Thirty Poems for Children[edit]
His poetry collection Thirty Poems for Children winner of the Sheikh Zayed Award for children's literature 2013-2014 is known for its musical rhythm and its distinctive use of language. His poetry collection uses a simple Arabic language to bring moral values closer to the children. At the beginning was published monthly in the magazines Ahmad and Toot both issued by Dar al-Hadai’q. Those poems have covered various topics. Later on Fakhr al-Din chose 30 of those poems to be published in his book, Thirty Poems for Children.
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award organized a seminar with the poet Fakhr al-Din as part of the cultural award program at the Abu Dhabi International Book fair held in Abu Dhabi's national Exhibition center.[8] The seminar was held on Saturday 3 May at the k50 dialogue forum in the fair's headquarters. The seminar was moderated by Dr. Mohamed Bennis, member of the scientific committee of Sheikh Zayed Book Award. Those interested in literature and poetry were able to talk to the Lebanese poet and learn about his experience with writing poetry for children.
He received this award for how his poems encouraged thinking positively and encouraged children to use their imagination and to observe. In addition, the language that the writer uses in his poems is simple and the rhythm creates a sense of serenity. The diversity of the poems and the ideas they discuss increase the contemplative outcome in children.
The language of the poems is easy and appropriate for children. They are also aesthetic and send educational messages that suit the understanding of children, and encourage them to imagine and use their senses.[2]
Poetry works[edit]
- I fall short of your love (original title: Oqsir ‘an Hobiki)
- Rural Illusions (original title: Awham Refeya)
- To See a Time (original title: Le Rou’yat Waqt)
- Fearful Poems (original title: Qasai’d Khai’fa)
- Days, Waters and Voices (original title: Ayam, wa miya, wa Aswat)
- A lighthouse for the Drowned (original title: Manara lel Ghareeq)
- Skies (original title: Samawat)
- Not Yet (original title: Lays Ba’d)
- Poetry Works (original title: al-Amal al-She’reya)
- Between an Age and Another – Chosen poems (original title: Ma Bayn Omr wa Akhar (Mukhtarat She’reya))
- Chapters from my Life with the Clouds (original title: Fosoul men Seraty ma’ al-Ghaym)
- Thirty Poems for Children (original title: Thaathoon Qasida lel Atfal)
- Garden of the Sixty (original title: Hadiqat al-Siteen)
- This is Me – Poems for the Youth (original title: Hatha Ana (Qasai’d lel Yafe’en))
Other works[edit]
- Doctoral Thesis: The form of Arabic poetry in Arabic criticism until the eighth century after Hijrah. It was published at the Jesuit University in Beirut in 1984. Four versions of it was printed, the first in 1984, followed by the others in 1995, 2004 and the last in 2010.
- An Introduction to the book Keys of Knowledge (original title: Mafateeh al-Oloum published in 1991.
- Rhythm and Time – Writings in poetry criticism (original title: al-Eqa’ wa al-Zaman – Ketbat fe Naqd al-She’r). Published in two parts, the first in 1995 and the second in 2008)
References[edit]
- ↑ "جودت فخر الدين". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "جودت فخر الدين - جائزة الشيخ زايد للكتاب". web.archive.org. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ "Jawdat Fakhreddine". www.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ "Verse Daily: About Lighthouse for the Drowning by Jawdat Fakhreddine". web.archive.org. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ "Jawdat Fakhreddine – BOA Editions, Ltd". web.archive.org. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ "The Sky That Denied Me Selected Poems By Jawdat Fakhreddine; translated by Huda Fakhreddine and Roger Allen". web.archive.org. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ↑ "جودت فخر الدين يعرض أهم ملامح كتابه 'ثلاثون قصيدة للأطفال' | MEO". web.archive.org. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
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