Etel Adnan obituary

Poet and artist who maintained her links to the Middle East throughout her lifeIf Etel Adnan’s poetry and prose was characterised by its mournful evocation of her native Lebanon’s turbulent history, often seen through the eyes of an émigré, then her painting, for which she found further fame later in life, was infused with a joyous sense of colour. For Adnan, who has died aged 96, the two disciplines were complementary.“My writing is rather pessimistic, because of