Ali Al Shargawi
Ali Al Shargawi is a leading Bahraini poet, lyricist and playwright whose work has been translated into English, German, Bulgarian, Russian, Kurdish, and French. Born in Manama in 1948, he started publishing his poetry in 1968, and quickly gained prominence in Arab newspapers and magazines.
His involvement in the theatre began when he joined the Awal Theatre Company, the oldest theatre group in Bahrain. In 2002, he was awarded Best Play in Bahrain's Theatrical Authorship Competition and was a recipient of the Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Medal in 2001 and the Competence Medal in 2002.
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Biography
Ali bin Ahmed bin Jassim Al Shargawi was born in 1948 in the capital of Manama. He obtained his high school diploma in 1967 and an undergraduate degree from the Institute of the Humanities in Iraq in 1971 before attending further schooling in the United Kingdom in 1981. In the early 1970s, he joined the Bahrain Writers Association, for which he often published and administrated, including several sessions as president beginning in 1980. A member of the Awal Theatre Company, he has participated in literary festivals and conferences such as the Mirbad Poetry Festival, Jerash Festival, Jenadriyah, and the Cairo International Book Fair. He is a member of the Arab Writers Union.Work
Kamil Salman Al-Juburi writes that “in his poetry, there is a mystical flow through important experiences of homeland, prison, sea, and imprisonment, and he is rich in material and generous in phrase.” First publishing his poetry in 1968, he has seen his work featured in local and Arab newspapers and magazines and translated into other languages. He has also translated British, Canadian, and Hindi poetry in addition to writing plays for children and adults.Personal life
He is married to fellow poet Fathiya Ajlan, with whom he has two sons. In April 2016, he was hospitalized for coronary artery disease.Publications
Poetry collections in Modern Standard Arabic:الرعد في مواسم القحط البحرين نخلة القلب تقاسيم ضاحي بن وليد الجديدة البحرين هي الهجس والاحتمال رؤيا الفتوح البحرين المزمور 23 للعناصر شهادتها أيضا أو المذبحة البحرين مشاغل النورس الصغير البحرين ذاكرة المواقد البحرين مخطوطات غيث بن اليراعة البحرين واعربـاه البحرين مائدة القرمز البحرين الوعله بيروت كتاب الشين البحرين من اوراق ابن الحوبة بيروتPoetry collections in Bahraini Arabic:أفا يا فــلان أصداف البحرين بر وبحر، مواويل لولو ومحار، الجزء الأول سواحل صيف برايح عشق حوار شمس الروح لولو ومحار البحر لا يعتذر للسفن
Plays:مفتاح الخير الفــخ الأرانب الطيبة بطوط الســمؤال ثلاثية عذاري خور المدعي البرهامة تراجيديا المحرق
Poetry collections for children:أغاني العصافير البحرين شجرة الأطفال قصائد الربيع الاصابع الأرجوحة اغاني الحكمة العائلة اوبريت يد الغضب
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