Hazar Tabbakh
Hazar Tabbakh (Arabic: هزار طباخ ; born on August 9, 1964, in the city of Aleppo) is a Syrian poet and writer who has published several poetry collections, the most well-known poetry collection “On the Surface of Smoke, I Float”, in which she addressed the subject of her motherland, Syria, and Lebanon; where she grew up for some years of her life. She published another poetry collection entitled “Shadow Scattering” by Khatwah for Publishing and Distributing, as well as the book “Praying for Gaza” published by Dar-Alamir in partnership with an elite poet of Al-Hakaya Literary Forum, in which she addressed the besieged Gaza Strip through a number of poems and sonnets. Personal life and education Hazar Tabbakh was born on August 9, 1964, in the city of Aleppo, Syria, and grew up there. She studied civil engineering before shifted to study English Literature. Hazar has been writing poetry since childhood and participated in several literary activities in high school and secondary school. She also participated in several events in Damascus under the auspices of Al-Hakaya Literary Forum. Career Writing poetry marked the beginning of Hazar Tabbakh's career as a writer and publisher. Within a short time, she became a