Jawdat haydar biography for kids

“He was before our time, but he was ahead of his time,” said LAU President Joseph G. Jabbra, at the university’s Annual Poetry Reading Event held earlier this month at the Beirut campus, in honor of the late Jawdat R.

Haydar, a prominent Lebanese centenarian poet.

Gathering students, faculty, staff, and family and friends of Haydar, the event took a closer look at the poet’s work who, 11 years after his death, is still leaving a mark on readers.

This includes LAU business student Sara Antar, one of four participants who recited Haydar’s work in front of the audience.

“I learned that age isn’t a measure of success,” said Antar, who read a poem by Haydar which was written when the poet was 99-years-old.

She continued, “Haydar didn’t let age stop him from writing.

Instead, he challenged his age and continued writing for his country, humanity, and the whole world with a pen full of hope, peace, and faith.”

Kristiaan Aercke, chair of the English Depart