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John Asfour ((アラビア語:جون عصفور)) (born in 1945 in Aitaneat, Lebanon) (died in 2014 in Montreal, Canada) was a Lebanese–Canadian poet, writer, and teacher. At the age of 13, a grenade exploded in his face injuring his eyes during the Lebanese crisis of 1958.〔http://www.christiannehayward.com/qs/page/11468/8122/-1〕〔(''Montreal Gazette'': Poetic voices from near and far – Different traditions, styles and themes are on display )〕 He moved to Canada in 1968.〔http://www.ryerson.ca/library/events/asian_heritage/asfour.html〕 He is a former professor of literature residing in Montreal, Canada. He is the author of 5 volumes of poetry in English, and two in Arabic, he has selected, edited and translated into English the landmark anthology ''When the Words Burn: An Anthology of Modern Arabic Poetry'' and co-authored with Alison Burch a volume of selected poems by Muhammad al-Maghut entitled ''Joy is not my Profession''. In 2005 and 2007, he organized and held two conferences on Arab Immigrants, their rights and duties for the Ministry of Immigration of Quebec. He resided in Montreal, Quebec.〔http://thursdayspoems.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/editing-workshop-with-john-asfour-and-elee-kraljii-gardiner/〕 ==Awards== * F.G. Bressani Literary Prize * Canada Council for the Arts Joseph Staford award, *2009: Inaugural Writer-in-Residence, Historic Joy Kogawa House, Vancouver B.C.〔http://www.kogawahouse.com/node/179〕 *2001–2004: Chair of the Advisory Committee on Arab and Moslem Affairs for the Ministry of Canadian Multiculturalism *1996–2002: President of the Canadian Arab Federation 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Asfour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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