Obituary – Iraqi Poet Lamia Abbas Amara : June 18th, 2021

Lamai Abbas Amara. Arabic Poetess. Writer. Columnist. Cultural Ambassador.

Published her first poem when she was thirteen (13).

Popular Poems:

  • The Empty Corner – 1960
  • I Am Iraqi –
  • They Call Him Love – 1972
  • Had The Fortune Teller Told Me – 1980’s
  • etc..

Posts held:

  • Member, Board of Directors, Iraqi Writers Association – 1963-1975
  • Deputy to the Iraqi Representative for UNESCO in Paris – 1973-1975
  • Director of Culture, Arts – University of Technology, Baghdad – 1974

Laid to rest in California, US – June 18th, 2021

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