Suzanne Alaywan

Suzanne Alaywan (born 1974) is a poet and painter. She has admitted to Joan Miró as being inspiration to her work, in addition to Japanese art.[1] She writes predominantly in Arabic.

Personal life

Born in Beirut to a Lebanese father and Iraqi mother.[2] Due to the Lebanese civil war, Alaywan spent her adolescent years between Andalus, Paris, and Cairo.[2] She attended the American School of Paris, graduating in 1992. In 1997 she graduated from the faculty of Journalism and Media in the American University of Cairo.[2]

Publications

Since 1994, Alaywan has published nine collections of poetry, several of which have been translated.[1]

  • Café Bird (1994)
  • Angels’ Hideout (1995)
  • Unique (1996)
  • Temporary Sun (1998)
  • No Way Out (1999)
  • Provisional Sun (2000)
  • A Presence Called Love (2001)
  • Blind Lantern (2002)
  • Envisioning the Scene (2004)
  • Junk Words (2006). This has also been translated as "A Clutter of Words".[3]
  • All Roads Lead to Salah Salem (2008). (Arabic language, has not been translated)
  • The Gazelle`s Throw (2011)[4]

Her works have been included in poetry collections and other collected volumes.

  • A poem titled "About Fear" appeared in Issue 14 of A Gathering of the Tribes[5] (2013), a publication focused on art and culture from a diverse perspective.
  • Three poems titled "Montmartre", "Draft of a City", and "Degree Zero of the Desert" appeared in the winter 2013 issue of ArteEast Shadehat called City of Translation.[6]
  • Her work appeared in Diván de poetisas árabes contemporáneas (Divan of Contemporary Arab Women Poets) (2016),[7] a spanish language book which highlights the importance of poetic history beginning in the mid-20th century. The volume includes work by ten women poets including Alaywan.
  • A poem titled " A House made of Sugar" appeared in Lisan, a German-language publication focused on Arabic poetry and fiction in translation.[8]
  • Three poems from her collection "A Clutter of Words" were published in Transference Vol. 5 (2017), an academic journal that focuses exclusively on poetic translations.

References
  1. "Featured Artist: Suzanne Alaywan | LEBRECORD | Lebanon Art Magazine". lebrecord.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. Haven Books: Suzan Alaiwan Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Youkhanna, Nina (2017-12-14). "Excerpts from The Clutter of Words by Suzanne Alaywan". Transference. 5 (1). ISSN 2325-5072.
  4. جدلية, Jadaliyya-. "Suzanne Alaywan's The Gazelle's Throw". Jadaliyya - جدلية. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  5. "TRIBES Issue #14 (2013) Digital Download". A Gathering of the Tribes Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  6. "ArteEast Quarterly Winter 2013 | Art Agenda". Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  7. "Casa Árabe | Divan of Contemporary Arab Women Poets". en.casaarabe.es. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  8. Alaywan, Suzanne (2006). "A House Made of Sugar". Lisan Magazine. Journal of Arabic Literature. 01: 11.


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