Khalid Mutlaq
Khalid Mutlaq is a well-known Iraqi author and poet, born in 1963 in Baghdad, and currently living in the UAE. Many of his books about art and feminine world have been published in Arabic, such as: The Handbag – History of Seduction, Cracks of Female Beauty – Woman in the city, art and architecture, and his latest book Kawoosh City. He worked for several newspapers and magazines as a senior editor of the culture section of Al-Jumhuriya newspaper, and many years before he was director of the editorial board of Asfar, a quarterly literary magazine in the eighties. Although he hasn’t published a poetry collection yet, many of his poems can be read in magazines, journals, and media platforms.