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Badr Shakir as-Sayyab

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Badr Shakir as-Sayyab

Badr Shakir as-Sayyab (1926–1964) was a much-censored Iraqi poet who was one of the first Arab poets to break with classical form and was known for his use of the ancient myths of rebirth and recreation in his poetry.

Articles by Badr Shakir as-Sayyab

A Stranger by the Gulf (1953)
By Badr Shakir as-Sayyab
The wind gasps with the midday heat,         like a nightmare in the late afternoonAnd on the masts, it continues to fold, to spread for departureThe gulf is crowded with them–laborers…
Translated from Arabic by Shareah Taleghani