Madrid, 26 November 1963: From Nizar to Salma Kuzbari; extended poetic and existential musings on the nature of writing; flirtatious mentions of a Mrs. Laiglesia and her beautiful daughter; mention of Kuzbari’s as-of-yet-untitled novel; ruminations on Qabbani’s mother’s bygone generation of women.
Notes:
From Nizār Qabbani to Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī, Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī papers, Ms.2019.005, Brown University Library
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Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī (1923-2006), a Syrian scholar, feminist, writer, poet, and women ’s rights activist created this collection. Her writing and activism focused on the challenges of being a woman in the Arab world and draws from her own experiences. …