Ibtisam al-Samadi
# Ibtisam al-Samadi

Ibtisam Ismai'l al-Samadi (born 1955) is a Syrian poet and academic. She was born in Jasim in Daraa and studied elementary and middle school in Beirut and then moved to Syria to complete her studies. She graduated from Damascus University in English and returned to Beirut to complete her postgraduate studies. Started writing at a young age. She is one of the academies of Damascus University in the Department of Arts and English.Involved into politics and became a member of the Syrian People's Assembly. Her poetry books are printed and she is the owner of Tuesday (Al-Thulatha') Cultural Salon.

## Works

Printed poetry collections including:

* Ambassador Extraordinary: 1990.
* She and me and other affairs: 1995.
* Diamond grains
* Diamond for him: 2002.
* Full Jasmine 2005.
* Sense of Sham: 2017.
* The Nile is like her: a collection of unprinted articles.
* Come Fly Range: Her poetry collection for children.
