Yusuf al-Khal

Yusuf al-Khal (Arabic: يوسف الخال; December 25, 1917[1] – March 9, 1987) was a Lebanese-Syrian poet, journalist, and publisher.

With fellow poets Adonis and Ounsi el-Hajj, al-Khal founded the magazine Shi'r ("Poetry") in Beirut in 1957, initiating a movement to modernize Arabic literature.

Between 1944 and 1948 al-Khal taught at the American University in Beirut, where he had previously studied under Charles Malik and did his bachelor's degree in philosophy and English literature.

From 1948 to 1955 al-Khal lived in the US, where he worked for the United Nations as a journalist in the press and publishing department.

The members of the salon included the poets Yusuf Al-Khal, Adonis, Shawqi Abi Chakra and Fouad Rebekah.