Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh

Abdul Aziz Al-Maqaleh (Arabic:عبد العزيز المقالح; 1937 – 28 November 2022)[1][2] was a Yemeni poet and writer. He followed the school of free poetry and he was the Yemen's first poet to win the Al-Owais cultural Award.[3]

Abdulaziz al-Maqaleh
Native name
عبد العزيز المقالح
Born1937 (1937)
Maqaleh, Ibb Governorate, Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Died (aged 85)
Sana'a, Yemen
OccupationPoet, writer, critic
NationalityYemeni
Alma materAin Shams University

Life and career

Al-Maqaleh was born in 1937 in the village of Maqaleh in the governorate of Ibb[4][5] and studied and finished his BA in 1970. In 1977, he received his master's degree and PhD from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.[6][7]

From 1982 to 2001, Al-Maqaleh worked as the President of Sana'a University, and then as the Head of the Center for Studies and Research Yemen, Sanaa.

Al-Maqaleh died in Sana'a on 28 November 2022, at the age of 85.[2]

Works

Selected Poetry
  • There Must be Sanaa, 1971
  • Marib Speaks (in conjunction with Ambassador Abdu Othman), 1972
  • A Letter to Saif bin Dhi Yazan, 1973
  • Yemeni Footnotes On the Alienation of Ibn Zreik al-Baghdadi,1974
  • The Return of Waddah Yemen,1976
  • Writing with the Rebellious Sword of Ali bin al-Fadl, 1978
  • Exiting from the Sulaymaniyah Circles of Time, 1981
  • Papers of a Body Returning from Death, 1986
  • Alphabet of the Soul, 1998
  • A Book of Sanaa, 1999
  • A Book of the Village
  • A Book of the Village, 2002
  • A Book of Bilqis and Poems to the Waters of Grief, 2004
  • A Book of Cities Literary and Intellectual Studies (translated), 2005

Source:[8]

Selected literature studies and critics
  • A Reading in Contemporary Yemeni Literature, 1977[9]
  • Colloquial Poetry in Yemen, 1978[10]
  • Poets from Yemen
  • Yemeni Diaries in Literature and Art
  • Al-Zubairy: The Inner National and Cultural Voice of Yemen, 1980[11][12]
  • Inscriptions of Marib,
  • Substantive and Technical Dimensions of Contemporary Poetry Movement in Yemen
  • Voices from the New Era[13]
  • A Reading Zaidi and Nonconformists Thought
  • The Crisis of the Arabic Poem
  • Priorities of literary criticism in Yemen
  • Theatre Beginnings in Yemen

Awards
  • Lotus Award, 1986[8]
  • Order of Arts and Letters, Aden, 1980[8]
  • Order of Arts and Letters, Sanaa, 1982[8]
  • Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, in collaboration with UNESCO, Paris, 2002[8]
  • Knight Award of the first degree in literature and arts from the French Government, 2003[8]
  • Arab Culture Award, Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science, 2004[8]

See also

References
  1. Writer's website, CV. Archived 31 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "وفاة شاعر اليمن الكبير الدكتور عبدالعزيز المقالح" [Yemen's great poet Dr Abdulaziz al-Maqaleh dies]. albayan (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. Abdul Aziz Al- Makaleh wins Al-Oais Foundation Award Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Yemen Times, Published:07-01-2010.
  4. "Abdulaziz al-Maqaleh: The most dangerous thing we face is the invasion from within" (interview with Ibrahim al-Jaradi 29 December 2015) (in Arabic) alaraby.co.uk
  5. Abdulaziz Maqaleh (in Arabic) alyamanalaraby.com
  6. Dr Abdullaziz AlMaqaleh Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation.
  7. Abdul-Aziz Al-Maqaleh, one of Yemen's greatest poets Yemen Observer
  8. "DR ABDULLAZIZ ALMAQALEH". مؤسسة سلطان بن علي العويس الثقافية. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. "قراءة في أدب اليمن المعاصر لـ عبد العزيز المقالح". nawadr.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  10. "شعر العامية في اليمن: عبد العزيز المق: كتب" [Colloquial Poetry in Yemen: Abdulaziz al-Maqaleh]. neelwafurat (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  11. al-Bakry, Mohammed (13 October 2017). "Abdul Aziz al-Maqaleh: A Name Embedded in Yemen". Al-Madaniya Magazine. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  12. "AlFurat-Website - الزبيري ضمير اليمن الثقافي والوطني" [Al-Zubairy The National and Cultural Voice of Yemen]. alfurat.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  13. "AlFurat-Website - أصوات من الزمن الجديد" [Voices from New Era]. alfurat (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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