Shurooq Amin
Shurooq Amin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 |
| Nationality | Kuwaiti |
| Education | Kuwait University (1988) Kent University (1989) |
| Alma mater | Warnborough College (2007) |
| Known for | Ekphrastic art and poetry |
Shurooq Amin (born 1967) is a Kuwaiti painter and poet.
Early life and education
Shurooq Amin was born in Kuwait in 1967 to a Kuwaiti father and a Syrian mother.[1] Her father died when she was 11.[2] She earned her BA in English literature from Kuwait University in 1988 and her MA in modern literature from Kent University in 1989. She earned her PhD in creative writing from Warnborough College in 2007, specialising in Ekphrastic art and poetry.
Career
Painting
Amin is a lecturer at Kuwait University, where she heads the College of Business Administration's English Language Unit.[3]
Poetry
Amin writes short stories and poetry. In 1994 she published the poetry collection Kuwaiti Butterfly Unveiled. Her writings have appeared in the literary journals Words-Myth, Etchings, Diode, and Beauty/Truth.[3] She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in December 2007 for her poem "Framboise Fig and Bronze Nude".
References
- ↑ "Solo exhibition of Syrian-Kuwait artist Shurooq Amin on view at Ayyam Gallery in London". Artdaily.org. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ Nihal, Mariam (4 September 2013). "Art and Humanities 101 With Shurooq Amin". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry (1st ed.). Reading, UK: Ithaca Press. 2011. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-86372-374-2.