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Khalid
Albudoor is the
forefront of the modern poetry movement in Dubai, where he was born, and has published five poetry collections.
He
is a founding member of the Emirati Writers’ Union, and an active participant
in readings and festivals in the UAE and abroad, with a BA in Mass
Communications from the University of the Emirates and an MA in Script-Writing
from Ohio University, USA. He won the Al-Khal Prize for Poetry in Lebanon in
1991.
A long-time radio and television scriptwriter, presenter and producer,
and former director of Radio Dubai, he is currently researching UAE history and
cultural heritage.
At the 2010 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature,
Khalid launched an anthology of Emirati poetry from the 19th and 20th
Centuries, translated into English by Fadhil al-Azzawi. Later that year he
participated in the UK’s Ledbury Poetry Festival and the London Literature
Festival in events supported by Banipal and the Emirates Foundation.
Contributor's Issues
Banipal 42 - New Writing from the Emirates (2011)