My biography

Ibaa Ismail إبــاء اســـماعيل
A poet’s



Ibaa Ismail

An American poet and translator of Syrian origin

– اباء اسماعيل-
A poet’s profile
1962- Born in Aleppo,Syria
1984- Participated in a festival for young writers and poets
sponsored by the students union at Tishreen University in Syria.

1985- Graduated from Tishreen University, Syria, with a bachelor’s
degree in English literature.

1985-1986- Participated in festivals for young writers and poets
sponsored by the Arab Writers Union in Syria.

1986- I came to the United States. (US citizen)

1995- . Graduate studies in English and American
Literature at (E. M. U)

1999- Published first collection of poems. (خيول الضوء والغربة)
“Horses of Light and Alienation,” by Cultural Ministry of Syria.

2001- Published second collection of poems. “Songs of The Soul” (اغنيات الروح) by The Arab Writers Union Press.
* The chief editor of “Pages”
- Participated in many evening literary performances and symposiums sponsored by different American and Arab American cultural clubs such as; Arab American Literary Association, The House of Arabic Culture, Bint Jebail Cultural and Social Club, Writers Without Borders Organization, Creative Art center, Bagley Housing Gallery, U.of.M and U.of. Detroit Mercy.
- I have many poems, articles, and interviews published such as in Tishreen newspaper, Al-Isbu Al-Adabi, القدس العربي , الزمان Azzaman, الحقائق, Al-Mawqif Al-Adabi,الموقف الأدبي Al-Hakeem, Al-Arabi Assageer, العربي الصغير Diwan Al-Arab, A celebration of Women Writers, Forum& Link and The Arab American Journal.
- 2005- Published (The Light of my Nations) ضوء بلادي ,a collection of poems for children
2007-published a collection of poems for adults (Inflamations of An Emigrant).
إشتعالات مُغتربة

2009- A collection of poems ( The Awakening of Fire and Jasmine) was published by the Cultural Ministery of Syria
• My poetry was considered as part of the curriculum in the post modern Arab American poetry and have been taught at the University of Muhammad the fifth in Morocco by professor Latifa Halim. Professor Halim is also a researcher and a novelist. She also included my poetic experience in the anthology for Arab women poets living outside the Arab world.
• My poetic experience is also included in Dr. Lotfi Haddad’s anthology, which highlights over a hundred Arabic poets and writers live in the Diaspora. It is also included in another anthology by Jessica Newman concerning women radical poetry of the world.
In 2006 ( The Anthology of The Arab American poetry) was published
i n Dar Sader in Beirut, Lebanon. Edited & translated by Dr Lotfi Hadad, me and others.