![]() ![]() I want to free the Arab soul, sense and body with my poetry. When asked whether he was a revolutionary, the poet answered: “Love in the Arab world is like a prisoner, and I want to set (it) free. ![]() During her funeral he decided to fight the social conditions he saw as causing her death. When Qabbani was 15, his sister, who was 25 at the time, committed suicide because she refused to marry a man she did not love. Qabbani is one of the most revered contemporary poets in the Arab world, and is considered to be Syria's National Poet. His poetic style combines simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism. Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani (Arabic Profile: نزار قباني) was a Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher.
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