Jamila Abitar

French-Moroccan poet Jamila Abitar

Jamila Abitar (in Arabic: جميلة أبطار), born May 9, 19691 in Marrakech, is a Franco-Moroccan poet living in France.[1]

Biography

Discovered by the poet Léopold Congo-Mbemba, Jamila Abitar published her first collection of poems L'Aube sous les dunes in 2000 (éditions L'Harmattan), then L'Oracle des fellah in 2001.[2]

She studied law and worked in university administrative services and for UNESCO. She was then put in charge of the three libraries in the town of Cachan (Val-de-Marne).[3]

Participations and artistic activities

Jamila Abitar participates in poetry events in France and in Morocco, including the inaugural conference of the Maison de la Poésie hosted by Mohammed Achaari on the theme “poetry and the other”[4][5][6]

Despite leaving Marrakesh, she often composed a collection of poems about it, such as À Marrakech, derrière la Koutoubia, a work praised by the French poet and philosopher Philippe Étancelin.[7][8]

Her poems have been translated into several languages, including Romanian and Icelandic.

Publications

L'Oracle des fellahs, L’Harmattan editions, Paris, 2001; preface by Chekib Abdessalam.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Marrakech inspire la littérature". www.madein.city (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. ^ "janvier 2017 – Page 2". Traversées, revue littéraire (in French). 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  3. ^ Bertoncini, Marilyne (2018-04-06). "Revue Traversées". Recours au poème (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  4. ^ "Le Maroc à l'honneur - Du 5 au 12 décembre 2012". 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  5. ^ "Les invité.e.s de Poètes en Résonances". compagnie-resonances (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  6. ^ "liberté Archives". Paul de Brancion (in French). 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  7. ^ CMS, Bludit. "A Marrakech, derrière la Koutoubia". Jamila Abitar. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  8. ^ À MARRAKECH, derrière la Koutoubia. ASIN 2357590254.
  9. ^ "Books by Jamila Abitar". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.