Maher Kheir A Lebanese poet and a diplomat, he lived a period of time in France, moved between Tripoli, Beirut, Toulouse, Paris, Cairo, Sydney and Canberra… He presented many original poetry evenings using light, sound and visual imagery. He participated in contemporary international poetry forums, and received multiple awards in many international festivals. He is the first poet who filmed the poem in a Video Clip. He has Two Collections of Poetry: Naked Under the Sun, Dar al -Faraby, Beirut, 1998 A Sun for a Blue Shirt, Dar al – Jill, Cairo, 2005 Two Albums (Poetry with an original music distribution): Naked Under the Sun, Lord Sound Production, Beirut, 1998 The Cry of the Snow, Gebali Music, Cairo, 2005 Poems Video clips: Secret Letters from Beirut, 2000 The Birds Will Tear the Chest of the Sky (Won the Oscar Prize for the best poetry in the International Video Clip Festival 2004) The Cry of the Snow (A Special Honorary Prize in the International Video Clip Oscar 2006). Maher Kheir's personal website: www.maherkheir.com
