Amer was
born on December 29, 1954 in Horfeish, Upper Galilee. He has been
writing poetry and essays since 1972. At the young age of 17, he started
writing poetry in English at first. He graduated in 1977 from Haifa
University where he obtained a BA in social work. In 1983 he earned a
diploma in Journalism and communication followed in 1996 with a Teaching
degree.
After a
service of ten years as a social worker, he is currently a teacher in
Horfaish High School.
He is a
member of:
General Union of Arab Writers in Israel - Haifa
International Friends of Literature - Haifa
World Academy of Arts and Culture - Taipei
National Arab Cultural Forum - Nazareth
He
participated in:
16th World Congress of Poets - Japan 1996
18th World Congress of Poets - Slovakia 1998
19th World Congress of Poets - Mexico 1999
To savor
some of Amer's Poetry visit:
http://members.fortunecity.com/turki
A
selection of his works are:
The
Noise of Silence
The Bleeding of Time
The Warrior's Rest
The Hissing of Light
He has
also published Ink Morning ( literary and
cultural essays) and in English Familocracy
(sociopolitical essays)