Yola Oktavia

Women’s Grief and Social Criticism in the Poem Balqis by Nizar Qabbani: A Sociological Perspective

Nizar Qabbani’s poem Balqis emerged from the poet’s personal experience of losing his wife, Balqis al-Rawi, who was a victim of the bombing tragedy in Beirut in 1981. The poem expresses personal grief while addressing issues concerning women and the social conditions of Arab society. Previous studies have examined wome...