Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh
Abdul Aziz Al-Maqaleh (Arabic:; 1937 – 28 November 2022) 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. Life and career Al-Maqaleh was born in 1937 in the village of Maqaleh in the governorate of Ibb 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. 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. 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: Selected literature studies and critics A Reading in Contemporary Yemeni Literature, 1977 Colloquial Poetry in Yemen, 1978 Poets from Yemen Yemeni Diaries in Literature and Art Al-Zubairy: The Inner National and Cultural Voice of Yemen, 1980 Inscriptions of Marib, Substantive and Technical Dimensions of Contemporary Poetry Movement in Yemen Voices from the New Era 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 Order of Arts and Letters, Aden, 1980 Order of Arts and Letters, Sanaa, 1982 Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture, in collaboration with UNESCO, Paris, 2002 Knight Award of the first degree in literature and arts from the French Government, 2003 Arab Culture Award, Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science, 2004 See also Abdullah Al-Baradouni References 1937 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Yemeni poets 20th-century Yemeni writers 21st-century Yemeni writers Yemeni poets People from Ibb Governorate Ain Shams University alumni Academic staff of Sanaa University Presidents of Sanaa University 21st-century Yemeni poets Members of Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo