May Mudhaffar

May Muzaffar (born 1940; ) is a Jordan-based Iraqi poet, short story writer, translator, and editor. Early life and education May Muzaffar was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1940. She attended the University of Baghdad, where she studied English literature. Writing Muzaffar is known for her work as a writer of poetry and short stories, as well as literary criticism. She has produced five story collections, including Al Baja (1973). In addition, she has published five poetry collections, including Layliyyat ("Nocturnes," 1994), Barid al-Sharq ("Mail from the Orient," 2003), and Ghiyab ("Absence," 2014). Her work has been published in English translation, including in the 2000 collection The Poetry of Arab Women A Contemporary Anthology. She has also written nonfiction, including a biography of the writer Nasir al-Din al-Asad.