Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
“In my own thoughts and perspectives, poetry is an expression of the incomparable meditation and contemplation of the human minds”
Tell us about your self How have you started to write poetry?
I started writing at the age of 52. I was influenced and inspired by my poets and journalists’ friends.
We had a cultural forum back then in 2012 and there we would gather around every day at eight o’clock in the evening to listens to our friends recite their writings of poems, literature essays and short stories and after the reading is all finished another session would start to discuss and critics their poetry works, all that had a great positive impact on me to write poetry, short stories and to be involved in other literature works.
What is the message you want to give through your poems?
As a poet I want communicate various messages, from expressing personal emotions and life experiences to exploring universal aspects of nature, beauty, hope, peace, love, harmony and social justice and to convey a profound message about life and human values. emphasizes the importance of kindness, empathy, and living with honesty and integrity.
Plus, I want to encourage the readers to appreciate the beauty around them and to remain hopeful and positive even in difficult times.
Do you believe that new generation is reading and is caring about literature?
Younge people may not always read long novels or traditional sonnet poetry, but yes, they do read and care about literature in shorter format such as e-books on their “smart” devices and from seeing them participating and mingling in different social media online and from the number of people I learn of annually who do attend books fairs and buy books.
How are you feeling when you see your Poems published in several foreign sites?
In my own thoughts and perspectives, poetry is an expression of the incomparable meditation and contemplation of the human minds.
Seeing my poems published on foreign websites gives me a combination of feelings of broader reach, validations and significant connections with wider international audience, make my voice heard by different people of different cultures and nations and successful transmit of my poetry and literatures work beyond borders.
Do you want to share with our readers A phrase that changed your life?
Yes, definitely I do, here it is
“Today is the opportunity to build the tomorrow you want”
What is your future project?
Well, I am happy to announce a book I have been working on with Poet, Kristy Raines from the USA, which will be published soon on Amazon, titled, “Echoes Across the Oceans”. It is an anthology of some of our favorite poems.
BIOGRAPHY OF NASSER ALSHAIKHAHMED
Nasser Alshaikhahmed, is a Saudi Arabia bilingual poet and writer, he writes poetry and short story in Arabic and English.
He attended collage at Sonoma State University in California, USA.
Although his field of study is far from literature but his soul is immersed in poetry and writing.
He is a member of:
1-All Poetry.com
2-Soul Asylum Poetry Radio. New York-USA
Poetry Anthologies.
1-Voracious Polyglots-USA
2-The Quilled Ink-South Africa
3- Wheel Song Poetry-UK
Online Magazines
1-Polis Magazino- Greece
2-ILA Magazine- USA
3- Grupo de trabajo de escritores Agentina
4-www.youtube.com/c/Uddan Television
Nasser Alshaikhahmed has translated pieces from English to Arabic for several poets from USA, Japan and Australia, and published his translations in local journals.
He has published a poetry book in Arabic,” “العرافة ara’fa”, in 2013 through, “Arabian House for science”.
He has published an English poetry book titled, “Whispered Vows”, August, 2023 by Publisher, Jeanette Tiburcid Marquez,through the Stockholm Project.
He came in Second Place at the Zheng Nian Cup China Literally Award in 2023.
He was awarded on October 14,2023, by the L.A. Seneca International Academic Literary Award, the Italian Academy of Philosophical Arts and Sciences, Bari-Italy.
He participated in the international children literature forum in Dhaka, Bangladesh in December, 2023.
Participated in Oman international poetry and cultural festival, April, 2024
Participated in Indian international literary meet forum in November, 2024. Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
