Dr. Talal al-Junaibi is a prominent Emirati poet who started writing poetry at an early age. He has represented the United Arab Emirates in cultural events in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. His name is included in the Encyclopedia of Prominent Emirati Poets along with 100 influential poets whose poetry has shaped the Emirati cultural scene in the last 200 years. He has won many awards locally and internationally, including the award of the President of the United Arab Emirates, his Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, for intellectual achievement in 2015. His poems are taught in schools. He has two poetry collections: على ضفاف البوح and على قيد لحظة, and more than 300 poems published in newspapers and journals. His poems have been translated into English, French and Spanish.

This event is organized by the Department of  Arabic and Translation Studies' Events Committee.

This event will be in Arabic.

For more information, contact bkhaldi@aus.edu.