Mohammed Bennis
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Mohammed Bennis was born in Fez in 1948. He is an important modern poet and literary essayist. He holds a Ph.D. and teaches literature at the University Mohammed V, faculty of letters, Rabat. In 1971 he founded the literary review Attakafa Aljadida. He is president of the House of Poetry in Morocco, and one of its founders. He also co-founded éditions Toubkal in 1985.
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- Le Don du vide (L’Escampette, 1999) : collection of poems . [There is a translation in Spanish: El don del vacío, (Madrid, ediciones del oriente y del mediterráneo, 2006)]
- La poésie arabe contemporaine (1989-1991) : Essay.
- Le Livre de l'amour (1995).
- Anti-journal de la métaphore (Jean-Michel Place) : poetry with lavis of Colette Debré.
- Before Speech
- Towards Your Vertical Voice
- Leaf of Splendor
- The River between Two Funerals.
His thesis: Modern Arab Poetry: Structure and Transmutations (published in 4 volumes)
His Complete Poetical Works were published in 2002.
