Iraqi poet (1933–2021)
Zuhur Dixon |
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Born | 1933
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Died | 22 March 2021(2021-03-22) (aged 87–88)
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Other names | Zuhur Dickson, Zuhur Diksin |
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Occupation(s) | Teacher and poet |
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Zuhur Dixon (Arabic: زهور دكسن) (1933 – 22 March 2021) was an Iraqi poet.[1]
Biography
She was born in 1933 in Abu Al-Khaseeb. Dixon later moved to Baghdad with her husband.[2] Her writing deals with the role of women in a very traditional society.[1]
Her work was included in the anthologies Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology[2] and This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World.[3]
Dixon died on 22 March 2021, aged 88.[4]
Works
Selected works:[2]
- Cities have another awakening, poetry (1976)
- A Homeland for Everything, poetry (1979)
References