Draft:Hussein-Habasch

Hussein Habasch (born 1970 in Şiyê, Afrin, Kurdistan) is a Kurdish poet currently residing in Bonn, Germany.

Life and Work Hussein Habasch was born in the town of Şiyê in Afrin in 1970. His poetry has been translated into numerous languages, including English, German, Spanish, French, Persian, Uzbek, Albanian, Russian, Romanian, Italian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Polish, Slovenian, Lithuanian, Vietnamese, Nepali, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tajik, Bengali, Turkish, Berber (Amazigh), Bosnian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Greek, Mandarin (the language of Taiwan), and Tzotzil (the language of the Mayan peoples of Mexico). His work has been published in over 150 international poetry anthologies.

Publications Habasch has authored numerous books, including:

Drowning in Roses Fugitives across Evros River Higher than Desire and more Delicious than the Gazelle's Flank Delusions to Salim Barakat A Flying Angel No pasarán (in Spanish) Copaci Cu Chef (in Romanian) Dos Árboles and Tiempos de Guerra (in Spanish) Fever of Quince (in Kurdish) Peace for Afrin, peace for Kurdistan (in English and Spanish) The Red Snow (in Chinese) Dead arguing in the corridors (in Arabic) Drunken trees (in Kurdish) Boredom of a tired statue (in Kurdish) Flor del Espinillo (in Spanish) A Rose for the Heart of Life, Selected Poems (in English) Olvido (in Spanish) La harde de cerfs meurt de soif (in French) Participation in International Poetry Festivals Habasch has participated in numerous international poetry festivals across the world, including in: Colombia, Nicaragua, France, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Germany, Romania, Lithuania, Morocco, Ecuador, El Salvador, Kosovo, Macedonia, Costa Rica, Slovenia, China, Taiwan, Cuba, Sweden, New York City, Sarajevo, Greece, Albania, Cyprus, Uruguay, and India.

Awards Hussein Habasch has received several prestigious awards, including:

The Great Kurdish Poet Hamid Bedirkhan Award, granted by the General Union of Kurdish Writers and Journalists. The International "Bosnian Stećak" Award for Poetry, presented by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Writers Union. The Katak International Literary Award, awarded in Bangladesh at the World Thinkers and Writers Forum for Peace in Kolkata, India.