Lebanese poet publishes collections celebrating locality and liberation
Joumana Haddad adds two Spanish-language books to growing body of internationally received work
By Maria Mancilla Garcia
Special to The Daily Star
Thursday, January 25, 2007
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"Some of my poems are born in French, others in Arabic," says Lebanese poet Joumana Haddad. "I can't translate my own words. I feel like a different woman in each language I write in." Haddad, who divides her time between her poetry and her position as culture editor of the newspaper An-Nahar, is fluent in English and Spanish.
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