Palestinian Poet, Translator, and Anthologist Salma Khadra Jayyusi Dies at 95 — ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY

Posted on April 23, 2023 by JMN

The pioneering translator, scholar, literary historian, and poet Salma Khadra Jayyusi — the most prominent anthologist of Arabic literature in English translation and founder of PROTA, the Project for the Translation of Arabic– died yesterday in Amman, Jordan. She was 95.

Palestinian Poet, Translator, and Anthologist Salma Khadra Jayyusi Dies at 95 — ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY

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I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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