Fadwa Tuqan
Fadwa Tuqan | |
|---|---|
فدوى طوقان | |
| Born | 1 March 1917 |
| Died | 12 December 2003 (aged 86) Nablus, Palestine |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Relatives | Ahmad Toukan (brother) Ibrahim Tuqan (brother) |
Fadwa Tuqan (Arabic: فدوى طوقان, romanized: Fadwā Ṭūqān; 1 March 1917 – 12 December 2003) was a Palestinian poet known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in contemporary Arab poetry. She has sometimes been referred to as the "Poet of Palestine".