Maisoon Saqer (

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: ميسون صقر) is a female Emirati poet and artist who was born in

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in 1958. She published many poetry collections including "''This Is How I Name Things"''. She held numerous

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s in various countries including UAE,

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and

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. She published her first novel "Raihana" in 2003.

Education and career

Maisoon Saqer, a poet and artisit, was born on 1958 in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates. In 1981, she graduated from the

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and earned her master's degree in economics and political science. She worked as the Director of the Cultural Department Ministry of Information and Culture, UAE from 1980 till 1995. In 1983, her first poetry collection ''"This Is How I Name Things"''. Whereas, her first novel "Raihana" was published in 2003. She held

s in various countries including

and

. In 1990, she held her first art exhibition in her homeland, UAE. Saqer has also presented an experimental film entitled "A Thread Behind A Thread" which won the Jury Prize for Emirates Films in

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. The film was also presented at the Cairo Cultural Center and Ismailia International Festival for Documentary and Short Films. In 2009, Saqer published a book which consisted of all her father's "Saqr bin Salman Al Qasimi" poetry collections which she worked on for 10 years. Her second novel "''In My Mouth, A Pearl"'' was short listed for the

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in 2017.

Works

Some of her poetry collections include: * ''“This Is How I Name Things”'' (original title: Hakatha Osami Al Ashiaa), 1983 * ''“An Insane Man Doesn’t Love Me”'' (original title: Rajul Majnoon La Yohibuni), 2001 * ''“Flow in a body matter”'' (original title: Jarayan fi Madat al Jasad) * ''“Bandit’s Widow”'' (original title: Armalat Qatee al-Tareq) * ''“The Home”'' (original title: Al Bayet) * ''“Another Place”'' (original title: Makan Akhar)

Novels

* Raihana, 2003 * "In My Mouth, A Pearl" (original title: fi fami Lulu'a), 2016

References

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Maisoon Saqer Maisoon Saqer (Arabic: ميسون صقر) is a female Emirati poet and artist who was born in Sharjah, UAE in 1958. She published many poetry collections including "''This Is How I Name Things"''. She held numerous Art exhibitions in various ...