Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) was a writer, an artist, and a poet whose most influential works till now remains The Prophet. Having studied art in Paris, Gibran also curated hundreds of paintings and drawings. In 1920, he co-founded a literary society, The Penbond Society (also known as Al Rabitat al Qualamiya), along with other poets of Arab and Lebanese origin.