Who is Etel Adnan? Google celebrates lesbian poet [Video]

Lesbian poet and artist Etel Adnan has been given the honour of being a Google Doodle today (April 15) to celebrate her life and accomplishments.

An illustration of the American-Lebanese creator writing at a desk surrounded by colourful paintings is being displayed on the homepage of Google all day, with April 15 being the date chosen to honour her because it was the day Adnan hosted her first solo exhibition in San Rafael, California in 1955.

A statement from Google said: “This Doodle celebrates Lebanese American poet and artist Etel Adnan, who is considered one of the most accomplished Arab American authors of her era.”

Google Doodle regularly honours great figures both past and present, usually taking the opportunity to highlight the career achievements of people whose names are not well-known or have been largely forgotten – unsung heroes, one might say.

Adnan was born in Beirut, Lebanonin 1925 …