Etel Adnan
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Country
Lebanon
Birth - Death
1925 -
Occupation
Poet
Notable Achievements
Chevalier des arts et des lettres, Lambda Literary Award
Description
Poet and artist. Notable awards for her collected works of poetry, including 'Sea and Fog' (2013, Lambda Literary Award). In 2014 Adnan was named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government. President of RAWI: Radius of Arab-American Writers Incorporated. Began as an artist, using painting as a visual means to communicate her thoughts.