Aref Hamza
Aref Hamza , Arabic عارف حمزة, DMG ʿĀrif Ḥamza (born May 6, 1974 in al-Hasakah ), is a Syrian poet who lives in exile in Germany.
Life
Aref Hamza belongs to the Kurdish population group in Syria. He studied law in Aleppo and works as a lawyer and journalist. Hamza had to flee the country because of the civil war in Syria and lives in exile in Germany in Buchholz in the Nordheide .
Hamza has published several volumes of poetry and in 2004 received the Mohammed al-Maghout Prize for Poetry. Individual poems have been translated into European languages.
Works (selection)
- You're not alone . Poems. Translation of Sandra Hetzl. Zurich: Secession, 2018
- Your fear - your paradise. Neighbors' poetry. Poems from Syria . Anthology with poems by Lina Atfah, Aref Hamza, Mohmmad Al-Matroud, Rasha Omran, Lina Tibi, Raed Wahesh. Edited by Mahmoud Hassanein and Hans Thill . Heidelberg: The Wunderhorn, 2018
literature
- Angela Schader: Night black is also beautiful . Review, in: NZZ, December 1, 2018, p. 21
Web links
- Literature by and about Aref Hamza in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Aref Hamza at perlentaucher.de
- Aref Hamza , at Lyrikline
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hamza, Aref |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | عارف حم |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Syrian lyric poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Al-Hasakah |