Samih al-Qasim

Samīħ al-Qāsim,  ,Interview with Mira Awad , Maariv, 22 May 2009  ,Also spelt in Hebrew: סמיח אל-קאסםSamīħ al-Qāsim reads one of his poem at the Sha'ar International Poetry Festival 2009 (born May 11, 1939 - died August 19, 2014) was a Arab-language poet from Israel. His poetry is influenced by two primary periods of his life: before and after the Six-Day War. He joined the Communist Rakah party in 1967, later Hadash - the Front for Democracy and Equality. Al-Qasim has published several volumes and collections of poetry.

He worked also as a journalist and was several times in prison because of his political activities.

Al-Qasim died aged 75 of cancer. 

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