Hoda Ablan

Hoda Ablan (born 1971) is a Yemeni poet.^[1]

Hoda Ablan
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Ibb, Ibb Governorate, Yemen
Alma mater	University of Sanaa
Period	1989-present
Genre	Poetry

Life and career

She was born in Ibb^[2] and studied at the University of Sanaa, obtaining a bachelorr's degree in political science and economics in 1993.^[3]

Ablan has served as the secretary-general of the Yemeni Writers Union. She is married with children.

Works

Her first collection of poetry Wurud shaqiyat al-malamih (Roses with Mischievous Features) was published in Damascus in 1989. She has since published several other poetry collections. Her work has appeared in translation in several outlets including two issues of Banipal magazine (issues 8 and 36).

In anthologies

• Handal, Nathalie, ed. (2001). The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology. Interlink Books. ^[4]
• Badran, Margot; Cooke, Miriam, eds. (2004). Opening the Gates: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing (2nd ed.). Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34441-0.