Salman Masalha

Salman Masalha was born in the Arab town of Al-Maghar and is the author of six volumes of poetry. His articles, columns, poems, and translations have appeared in newspapers and journals in both Arabic and Hebrew as well as in European languages. He studied at the Hebrew University and holds a PhD in classical Arabic literature. He served as a coeditor of the Concordance of Early Arabic Poetry. He lives in Jerusalem.