Ibaa Ismail-

Arab American poet and translator
Member of The Arab Writers’ Union
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Tishreen University- Syria 1985

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

Eastern Michigan University
Completed Master in English and American Literature. 1995

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Activities

General Moderator of Numerical Aroud Forum
العروض رقمياً .
It is a school for teaching Arabic poetry meters and rhythm in a
numerical style created by Khashan M. Khashan. We help talented students through eight levels of classes course how to master the music of Arabic poetry concepts and application.
http://www.arood.com/vb/index.php

1984- Participated in a festival for young writers and poets
sponsored by the students union at Tishreen University in Syria.

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

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 and universities Culture, Bint Jebail Cultural and Social Club, Writers Without Borders Organization, Access, Creative Art center, Bagley Housing Gallery, U.of.M and U.of. Detroit Mercy.

Recognitions and Honorary awards
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Her poetry was considered as part of the curriculum in the post modern Arab American poetry and has 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 American women poets ( Poets After Jibran).

• Her poetic experience is also included in Dr. Lotfi Haddad’s anthology, which highlights over a hundred Arabic poets and writers live in the Diaspora.
– In 2006 ( The Anthology of The Arab American poetry) was published
in Dar Sader in Beirut, Lebanon. Edited & translated by Dr Lotfi Hadad, me and others.

Honorary awards from Bint Jbeil Cultural Club —————————————— 2000

Honorary awards from World Association of Arab Translators & Linguists ……2006

Honorary award from UFM……………………………………………………………….. 2011

Honorary award from Iraqi cultural center in Washington DC …………………………………………2011

Honorary award from Iraqi cultural center in Washington DC ………………………………………………2014

Books and Major Publications
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1999 Horses of Light and Alienation خيول الضوء والغربة
Collection of poetry published by The Cultural Ministry of Syria

2001 Songs of the Soul اغنيات الروح
Collection of poetry published by The Arab Writers Union Press

2005 The Light of my Nations ضوء بلادي
Collection of children’s poetry published by The Arab Writers Union Press

2006 Edited/Chapter in Book: The Anthology of Arab American poetry
Collection of poetry published by Dar Sader in Beirut, Lebanon
Edited & Translated by Dr Lotfi Hadad, me and others.

2007 Flames of an Emigrant إشتعالات مُغتربة
Collection of poetry for adults published by Dar Al- Marsat press in Syria

2009 The Awakening of Fire and Jasmine صحوة النار والياسمين
Collection of poetry published by The Cultural Ministry of Syria

2010 English translation ofمن شرق الموج الأبيض From The East of The White Waves
Collection of Arabic poetry by Syrian poet, Muhammad Sameer Jeara
Published by Tareq Bin Ziad press in Syria

2011 You Are My Childhood in the Poem أنتَ طفولتي في القصيدة
Collection of poetry published by Tareq Bin Ziad press in Syria

2013 فراشة في مَدار الضوء A Butterfly in The Tropic of Light
Collection of poetry published by Tareq Bin Ziad press in Syria