Badr Shakir al-Sayyab | |
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| بدر شاكر السياب | |
 Badr Shakir al-Sayyab | |
| Born | 24 December 1926 Jaykur, near Basra, Mandatory Iraq |
| Died | 24 December 1964 (aged 38) Kuwait |
| Resting place | Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Education | Higher Teacher Training College, Baghdad (1948) |
| Known for | Poet |
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab (Arabic: بدر شاكر السياب) (December 24, 1926 in Jaykur, Basra – December 24, 1964 in Kuwait)[1] was an Iraqi poet, regarded as one of the most important contemporary Arab poets. Alongside Nazik Al Malaika, he is considered one of the founders of Arab free-verse poetry.[2][3]
- ^ "Badr Shakir Al-Sayyab: A Profile from the Archives". www.jadaliyya.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ Boullata, Issa J. “Badr S̱ẖâkir Al-Sayyâb and the Free Verse Movement.” International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 1, no. 3, 1970, pp. 248–58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/162330. Accessed 29 July 2024.
- ^ "بدر شاكر السياب.. الشاعر العراقي الذي ألهمته فتاة راعية". Al Jazeera.