Nasib Arida

Nasib Arida
Nasib Arida
نسيب عريضة
Born 1887
Homs, Syria.
Died 1946
New York City, USA
Occupation Poet, Writer.

Nasib Arida (Arabic: نسيب عريضة‎) (1887–1946) was a Syrian-born poet and writer and a founding member of the New York Pen League.

Personal life

Arida was born in Homs where he received his education until his emigration to the United States in 1905. In New York, he married Najeeba Haddad, the sister of fellow Homs-born writers Abdel Massih Haddad and Nudra Haddad. The couple did not have children, but raised the daughter of another Haddad brother after his wife's death in childbirth.

Literary output

Arida worked as an editor for several Arabic publications, and published his own literary journal al-Funun (The Arts) in 1912. He played an important role in the development of modern Arabic poetry. He was a pure romantic who brought about a permanent change in several fundamental aspects of poetry. Arida is considered a pioneer in the use of Arab myths in modern Arabic poetry. His one collection of poems al-Arwah al-Haira was published shortly after his sudden death in 1946.[1]

References

  1. ^ Jayyusi, Salma Khadra; Tingley, Christopher (1977). Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry. BRILL. pp. 135–137. ISBN 9004049207, 9789004049208. http://books.google.com/books?id=FoMeAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA135&dq=Nasib+Arida&ei=YbWjSfujOpDUlQS128yNAg#PPA137,M1. 



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