Lotfi Zaghloul
Lutfi Zaghloul is a well-known Palestinian poet. He was born in the city of Nablus in Palestine in 1938 AD. He is the eldest son of the late famous Palestinian poet, Abd al-Latif Zaghloul. Lutfi grew up in the city of Nablus, and studied in its schools until he entered the university, and obtained a BA in political history. He also obtained a higher education diploma, and completed his education to obtain a master's degree in educational sciences, specializing in the design of educational curricula. After that, he became a member of the advisory board of the General Union of Palestinian Writers in Jerusalem, and president of the Classical Poets Forum in the Encyclopedia of Arabic Poetry.
the jobs he held
- He worked as an assistant to the dean of Nablus University College.
- He worked as a lecturer at An-Najah National University in Nablus.
- He worked as a consultant and lecturer at the Center for Women and Family Affairs in Nablus.
- He worked as a consultant at Samco Computer and Communications Company.
- He worked as a secondary teacher in Saudi Arabia.
- He worked as a secondary teacher in Jordan.
Shields, certificates and medals awarded
The poet Lutfi Zaghloul received many certificates of appreciation, shields, and medals from several parties that appreciated his works, and considered that his poems and collections deserve appreciation, and this was not only at the Arab level; but even at the foreign level, and we mention here some of these awards; Because of their abundance:
Read also:The most important Arab poets- In 1995, he received a medal from the Ministry of Education as an appreciation for his literary efforts.
- He received a certificate of appreciation from the Palestinian Ministry of Culture, in appreciation of the ministry for winning his anthem (Ode to Freedom); Who represented the Palestinian state in the Arab world in 1996 AD at the Arab Child Song Festival, which was held in Jordan.
- He received two certificates of appreciation in 1996 from Operation Smile.
- In 2006, he received a shield from the Palestinian Ministry of Education as an appreciation for his poetic efforts in 2005.
University studies of Lutfi Zaghloul's poetry
Due to the splendor of Lutfi Zaghloul's poetry, its importance, and the sincerity of his words and expressions, more than one university has undertaken analytical studies of his poetry collections and poems, and there were six university studies; Which:
- A university study on the poetry of Lotfi Zaghloul, supervised by university professor Muhammad Jawad al-Nuri.
- An undergraduate study on Lutfi's Diwan (There is no love...but you), supervised by university professor Walid Jarrar.
- A university study on women through Lutfi's poetry, supervised by university professor Zuhair Ibrahim Al Seif.
- A university study on the national dimension through the poetry of Lotfi Zaghloul, supervised by the university doctor, Noha Afouneh El-Aidi.
- An undergraduate study on Nablus in Lutfi's poetry, supervised by Dr. Zuhair Ibrahim Al Seif.
- A university study on the poetic image in Lutfi's poetry, supervised by university professor Fathi Abu Osbeh.
Lutfi's poetic and prose publications
The poet wrote a lot of poems and prose, in which he dealt with a lot of topics, so he spoke mostly about homeland and freedom, and in some of them about women, and about Nablus, the city in which he was raised, and about love, and among his publications are the following:
Read also:Definition by Tawfiq Al-Hakim- He published two collections of poetry in 1994: Days....days do not kill them, and on the walls of the moon.
- In 1996 he published a poem entitled: No love....except you.
- He published two poetry collections in 1997: Because….you are you, and you…first.
- In the year 2000, he published two collections of poetry: On the wings of visions, and together... until departure.
- In 2003, he published spiritual poems entitled: Whisper of the soul.
- In 2005, he published anthologies from Lutfi Zaghloul’s poetic space, and he called them: Rain of fire and jasmine.
