Culture Ministry to pay tribute to late poet

By Petra - Mar 15,2015 - Last updated at Mar 15,2015

AMMAN — The Ministry of Culture announced on Sunday that it will hold a ceremony to pay tribute to Jordanian literary critic and poet Abdullah Radwan, who passed away on Friday.

Culture Minister Lana Mamkegh paid tribute to Radwan and recalled his cultural achievements and creative works since the early 1970s.

The intellectual received several awards for his literary criticism and poetry.

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