Sania Saleh
Sania Saleh (1935–1985) was a Syrian poet and writer. She was born in Masyaf, Syria, to Ismaili parents and published several poetry books. Some of her poems were translated into English by Marilyn Hacker.
She met writer Mohammad al-Maghut in the 1950s at the house of poet Adunis in Beirut. They married in the late 1960s while she was a student at the University of Damascus. They had two daughters, Sham and Salafa.
Sania Saleh died in 1985 in Paris after a 10‑month illness. Egyptian poet Iman Mersal later said that Saleh’s poetry was not widely known when Mersal was young, wishing she had discovered it earlier.
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