Hoda Hussein

Biography

Hoda Hussein, born in Cairo in 1972, is a poet, painter, and translator. She is the author of six books of poetry, two novels, and five book-length translation works, in addition to numerous publications in magazines and newspapers. Her work has notably appeared in two anthologies: The Poetry of Arab Women and Angry Voices: An Anthology of the Off-Beat New Egyptian Poets. She is also a visual artist, and her paintings have appeared at the Gandhi Institute in Ambala, India, among other places.

Birth Date

1972-01-01

Place of Birth

Country of Nationality

Egypt

Sources

Burt, Clarissa. “‘We Crazies’: Hoda Hussein and Gendered Poetic Production in Contemporary Egypt.” Al-’Arabiyya, vol. 40/41, 2007, pp. 11–25. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43195683. Accessed 11 August 2022.
 
"Hoda Hussein Egyptian Poetess and Translator Nominated a Universal Ambassador of Peace." Author's Den, www.authorsden.com/hodahussein. Accessed 11 August 2022.
 
"Hoda Hussein." Nūn Art Gallery, www.nun-art-gallery.com/artists-hodahussein.html. Accessed 11 August 2022.