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Article: Death of a poet.
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- The Middle East
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- June 1, 1998
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Nizar Qabbani Born Damascus 21 March 1923 Died London 30 April 1998
When, Syrian poet Nizzar Qabbani published his first anthology under the title Childhood of a Bosom, it caused an uproar in the conservative Damascus of 1947. Last month, Childhood of a Bosom caused another furious row, this time between two producers in the offices of a London based Arab Television service.
The senior producer, -- a Palestinian woman in her 40s, was angered by the younger male producer's wish to censor the poems out of a two hour live programme dedicated to Qabbani, who died in London aged 72 on 30 April.
The 30 something male producer, also a Palestinian, ...