Ounsi el-Hajj

Ounsi el-Hajj (Arabic: أنسى الحاج; 1937–2014) was a Lebanese poet, journalist, and translator. Life and career Ounsi completed his studies at Lycée Francais and La Sagesse High School. He began a professional career in journalism in 1956, as director of the cultural page at Al Hayat newspaper. He then moved to An Nahar newspaper where he was responsible for the editing of non-political content and expanded the daily cultural column into a daily full page spread. In 1964, he founded the poetry...