Abdel Aziz Jassim was born in Ras al-Kheimah in 1962. Since the early 1980s, he has published his poetry and literary articles. He was cultural editor for the daily newspaper Al-Itihad. He lived for a while in Morocco, where he established a literary magazine Al-Athar in Tangiers. Since 1995 he has published four poetry collections and a book of essays and cultural reflections. His poetry has been translated into English, French and German.
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