Zuhur Dixon

Zuhur Dixon
زهور دكسن
Born	1933 Abu Al-Khaseeb, Iraq
Died	22 March 2021(2021-03-22) (aged 87–88) Baghdad, Iraq
Other names	Zuhur Dickson, Zuhur Diksin
Occupation(s)	Teacher and poet

Zuhur Dixon (Arabic: زهور دكسن) (1933 – 22 March 2021) was an Iraqi poet.[1]

Biography

She was born in 1933 in Abu Al-Khaseeb. Dixon later moved to Baghdad with her husband.[2] Her writing deals with the role of women in a very traditional society.[1]

Her work was included in the anthologies Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology[2] and This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World.[3]

Dixon died on 22 March 2021, aged 88.[4]

Works

Selected works:[2]

• Cities have another awakening, poetry (1976)
• A Homeland for Everything, poetry (1979)

References

1. Dougherty, Beth K; Ghareeb, Edmund A (2013). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. p. 181. ISBN 978-0810879423. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
2. Jayyusi, Salma Khadra (1987). Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology. p. 210. ISBN 0231052731.
3. Nye, Naomi Shihab (2008). This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from Around the World. p. 191. ISBN 978-1439108185. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
4. "الشاعرة العراقية زهور دكسن في ذمة الخلود – شبكة اخبار العراق". Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-03-23.