Department of Culture issues 80 edition of Al Hira Magazine

The issue includes a selection of poems by poets from the UAE, the Gulf region, and the wider Arab world, featured in the sections "Rivers of Wonder" and "The Garden of Al Hira." The "At the Table" section explored the topic of Nabati poetry, examining the relationship between spoken and written forms, while "The Ink of Pioneers" featured the life and work of the late Emirati poet Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Rafisa.

Nabati poetry is the star

The "Provisions of the Years" section presented a number of Nabati poems that documented several mountains in the Arabian Peninsula. The "Windows of the Self" section explored the work of Emirati poet Saeed bin Musleh Al-Ahbabi, and "Illuminating Treasures" examined the work and themes of poet Bakhout Al-Marri. Finally, the "Thresholds of Beauty" section discussed the semantic shifts of the word "sleep" in Nabati and popular poetry.

The "Nabataean Shores" section explored the experience and style of Emirati poet Salma Al-Hashemi, while the "Orbits" section examined the creative works of several women in Egyptian folk poetry.

The "Spaces" section addressed the themes of sincerity and simplicity in Nabati and folk poetry, and the "Descriptions" section presented the theme of gazelles and their use in Nabati poetry. Finally, the "Publications and Insights" section reviewed the poetry collection "Nights" by Emirati poet Fahd Al-Maamari.