Emirati poet Adel Khuzam leads the international poetry project “Mansira” – Newsad

Emirati writer and poet Adel Khuzam and the international poetry group Al Mansoura. - Supplied
Emirati writer and poet Adel Khuzam and the international poetry group Al Mansoura. – Supplied

In a unique international poetry project, the Emirati writer and poet Adel Khuzam, the pioneer of literary modernism in the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian Gulf, launched an international poetic epic entitled Mansoura.

The collective work was co-authored by 86 poets from more than 50 countries, including Pakistan, and offers a poetic reflection on what can be described as a “human odyssey.”

The project, which is the first of its kind and size in the history of global poetry, aims to present a global poetic text that expresses the contemporary human experience, its concerns, hopes and dreams in light of the challenges of the twenty-first century.

The Arabic version was issued by Dar Al-Takween in its new branch in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and Khozam chose the Sharjah International Book Fair 2024 as a platform to launch this ambitious project, in appreciation of this global cultural institution.

Khozam is currently working on publishing the book in major international languages, and versions in English, Spanish, Chinese and Bengali are currently being prepared.

The Emirati writer is known as one of the most prominent poets of the Arab Gulf on the global scene. He published more than twenty works ranging from poetry, novels, philosophy, studies and translations.

Throughout his literary career, he received many awards at poetry festivals in India, China, the United States, Europe, and Russia. It is worth noting that he launched the World Poetry Tree anthology, which includes contributions from more than 400 poets from 106 countries, during the UAE’s hosting of Expo 2020 Dubai.

The voice of the world’s poets

In his introduction to the book, Khuzam said that joint authorship has always been an area of ​​experimentation for many poets throughout history. In fact, many poets have composed and expanded upon many ancient epics across different eras.

This reflects that while some may consider literature a personal endeavour, great epics often take on a collective nature, even if attributed to a single poet.

Khuzam points out in his introduction that this epic presents a new poetic form that embodies an endless array of poetic, narrative, and stylistic techniques, including fragments, short passages, direct explanatory passages, and symbolic allusions.

Together, these elements create a unique and innovative textual and discursive structure. At the same time, the epic demonstrates the limitless power of language to convey ideas in forms that, although sometimes conflicting, can fuse artistically to create a new exploratory text within literary practice.

It is worth noting that this endeavor draws from languages ​​around the world, and produces a universal poetic work capable of expressing the essence of the human experience today.

Global and Arab presence

The Al-Mansirah epic was co-authored by a distinguished group of famous poets from different parts of the world. These include:

1. Paolo Rovelli – Italy

2. Germain Drogenbrot – Belgium

3. Saif Al Rahbi – Amman

4. Alvaro Mayo – Portugal

5. Chris Salt – United Kingdom

6. Conceição Lima – Sao Tome and Principe

7. Shurouk Hammoud – Syria

8. Eugenia Sanchez Nieto – Colombia

9. Kimogitsi Joseph Mullabong – Namibia

10. Zakia Al-Marmouk – Morocco

11. Irma Kurti – Albanian

12. Beppe Costa – Italy

13. Abdukhur Kosem – Tajikistan

14. Yuri Talvet – Estonia

15. Zhang Zhe – China

16. Nahid Kabiri – Iran

17. Maria Chap – Argentina

18. Ayo Ayola Amali – Nigeria

19. Shirani Rajapakse – Sri Lanka

20. Tariq Al-Tayeb – Sudan

21. Jalal Zangabadi – Iraqi Kurdistan

22. Moez Majed – Tunisia

23. Les Weeks – Australia

24. Taiko Uemura – Japan

25. Kwazi Ndlangisa – South Africa

26. Zahir Al Ghafri – Oman

27. Paul Lingard Damgaard – Denmark

28. Sue Chu – New Zealand

29. Hamid Al-Arabi – Algeria/France

30. Renato Sandoval Bacigalupo – Peru

31. Tendo Taijin – Japan

32. Francis Kurkiewicz – Brazil

33. Maria Gresh cattle – Malta

34. Saad Al-Dosari – Saudi Arabia

35. Lee Kuei Shin – Taiwan

36. Bassam Johar – Yemen

37. Wansoo Kim – South Korea

38. Such as Sywor Commander – Congo

39. Ghassan Zaqtan – Palestine

40. Dimitris B. Kraniotis – Greece

41. Mahmoud Qarani – Egypt

42. Siamir Marulavau – Indonesia

43. Katharine Graham – Canada

44. Yolanda Felicita Rodriguez Toledo – Cuba

45. Hamdi Mika – Albania

46. ​​Rahim Karim – Kyrgyzstan

47. Jordi Valls – Spain

48. Anna Kitts – United States

49. Muhsin Al-Ramli – Iraq

50.Stoyanka Boyanova – Bulgaria

51. Tabassum Tehmina Shagufta Hussain – Bangladesh

52. Rosabelle Ellis – Aruba

53. Dr. Aprilia Zank – Germany

54. Fernando Rendon – Colombia

55. Aminur Rahman – Bangladesh

56.Youssef Abu Loz – Jordan

57. Agnes Meadows – United Kingdom

58. Kholoud Al Mualla – UAE

59. Khaled Al-Badour – UAE

60. Jane Hirschfield – United States

61. Fiona Sampson – United Kingdom

62. Hani Royler – Netherlands

63. Azam Abidov – Uzbekistan

64. Laila Al-Sayed – Bahrain

65. Thor Stefansson – Iceland

66. Anne Casey – Ireland

67. George Wallace – United States

68. D. Naila Hina – Pakistan

69. Fadil Jamili – Pakistan

70. Eliza Sigit – Poland

71. My Van Van – Vietnam

72. Youssef Kadel – Mauritius

73. Keshab Sigdel – Nepal

74. D. Fawzia Abu Khaled – Saudi Arabia

75. Vadim Terekhin – Russia

76. Rati Saxena – India

77.Naida Mokic – Bosnia and Herzegovina

78. Anna Kiko – China

79. Mariko Sumikura – Japan

80. Francis Coombs – France

81. Norduran Doman – Türkiye

82. Ashraf Aboul-Yazid – Egypt

83. Adamu IDE – Niger

84. Alvinus Milius – Saint Lucia

85. Kao Shui – China

86. Nada Onsi Al-Hajj – Lebanon

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