Yusuf al-Khal

Yusuf al-Khal (1917–1987) was a Syrian-born poet who has made his career largely in Lebanon; with Ali Ahmad Said (a.k.a. Adonis), he founded the magazine Shi'r ("Poetry") in Beirut in 1957. [Irwin, 24]

References

• Irwin, Robert "An Arab Surrealist". The Nation, January 3, 2005, 23–24, 37–38.