Lamia Abbas Amara | |
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 A 1949 portrait of Lamia Abbas Amara by Jawad Saleem | |
| Born | 1929 |
| Died | (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Occupation | poet |
Lamia Abbas Amara (Arabic: لميعة عباس عمارة; Classical Mandaic: ࡋࡀࡌࡉࡀ ࡀࡁࡀࡎ ࡀࡌࡀࡓࡀ), also sometimes spelled Lamea Abbas Amara; 1929 – 18 June 2021) was an Iraqi poet. She was a pioneer of modern Arabic poetry and an important figure in contemporary poetry in Iraq.