Palestinian poet
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Arabic: عبد الكريم الكرمي), (1909–11 October 1980), known as Abu Salma (أبو سلمى), was a famous Palestinian poet and one of the Arab poets,[1] was born in Tulkarm, and was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He was the recipient of several awards and the chairman of the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists until his death.[2]
Biography
Abu Salma was born in 1909 in Tulkarm.[3] He studied law and worked in Haifa in Mandatory Palestine until April 1948. He then moved briefly to Acre and then to Damascus.[4] He also worked briefly for Palestine Broadcasting Service (PBS).[5] Abd al-Karim al-Karmi is the brother of Hasan Karmi, Mahmoud Al-Karmi and Abdul-Ghani Al-Karmi.[3]
Works
Abu Salma and Yasser Arafat
Poetry
- The Exile, 1953.[3]
- Songs of My Country, 1959.[3]
- Children's Songs, 1964.[3]
- My Brush Is from Palestine, 1971.[3]
- Collected Works, 1978.[3]
Prose
- The Struggle of the Arabs of Palestine, 1964.[3]
- The Works of Ahmad Shakir al-Karmi: Literary, Critical and Fictional, 1964.[3]
- Shaykh Sa‘id al-Karmi, 1973.[3]
Death
He died of sepsis on 11 October 1980 in George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.[2]
Awards and honors
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