Abu Salma

Abu Salma

Abu Salma (orig. Abd al-Karim al-Karmi) (1906-1980) was a Palestinian poet.

Abu Salma was born in 1907 in Haifa. He studied law and worked in Haifa until April 1948 when the Israelis occupied the city. He then moved to Akka. Shortly he left Akka to Damascus. Abu Salma kept the keys to his house and office in Haifa hoping to return.He was a friend of Ibrahim Tukan. Their love of poetry and Palestine built their friendship. Abu Salma wrote about his love and yearning to Palestine. He was awarded The Lotas International Reward for Literature in 1978 by The Association of Asian and African Writers. He was also given the title The Olive of Palestine. Abu Salma died in 1980.

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* [http://www.barghouti.com/poets/abusalma/na3ood.asp Link to poem]


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