Sargon Boulus
Sargon Boulus (* 1944 in al-Habbaniyya , Iraq ; † October 22, 2007 in Berlin ) was an Iraqi - Assyrian poet and writer of short stories.
In 1967 he worked as a journalist and translator in Beirut . He emigrated to the USA and lived in San Francisco since 1968 . Boulus studied comparative literature at the University of California at Berkeley and sculpture at Skyline College in San Bruno . His work has appeared in various Arabic magazines and he has translated works by WS Merwin , Allen Ginsberg , Gary Snyder , Michael McClure , and others.
Individual evidence
- ^ Iraqi poet Sargon Boulus dies at age 63. The Daily Star, October 24, 2007, accessed February 23, 2012 .
- ^ Salma Khadra: Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology . Jayyusi, 183.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boulus, Sargon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi-Assyrian poet and short story writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | al-Habbaniyya , Iraq |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 2007 |
| Place of death | Berlin |