Nazih Abu Afach

Nazih Abu Afach (Arabic: نزيه أبو عفش) (born 1946) is a Syrian poet and painter.^[1]^[2] He was born in western Syria, in the village of Marmarita 60 km from Homs. His first book of poetry came out in 1967, and since then he has published a dozen more collections. He works as an editor for the monthly magazine Al-Mada. His work has appeared in English translation in Banipal magazine.

Selected works[edit]

Al-Wajhu Allathi Laa Yaghriibu (The Face Which Does Not Fade), Homs, 1967
‘An Al-Khawfi Wa Al-Tamaathiili (On Fear and Statues), Damascus, 1970
Hiwaariyat Al-Mawti Wa Al-Nakhiili (Talk of Death and the Palm Tree), Damascus, 1971
Wishaa’un Min Al-‘Ashbi Li-Umahaati Al-Qatlaa (Blades of Grass for the Mothers of the Killed), Beirut, 1975
Ayahaa Al-Zamanu Al-Dayyiqu – Ayatuhaa Al-Ardu Al-Waasi’au (Oh Narrow Time, Oh Vast Earth), Damascus, 1978
Allahu Qariibun Min Qalbi (God Is Near My Heart), Beirut, 1980
Allaah Yabkii (God Cries), Al-Mada Publishing House, Damascus, 2001
‘Ahal At-Taabuut (People of the Coffin), Al-Mada Publishing House, Damascus, 2001
Indjiil Al-‘A’maa (The Bible of the Blind), Dar Al-Adab, Beirut, 2003
Al-Dhikrah Al-‘Anaaṣir (Memory of the Elements), Al-Mada Publishing House, Damascus, 2005
Ar-Raa’ii Al-Hamadjii (The Barbaric Shepherd), 2011