These are selected poems by the most popular Iraqi and Arabian poet of modern times. He is mainly known for his delicately romantic poems in colloquial Arabic of Iraq, and these selections in standard Arabic should add to his popularity as a politically daring soul.
The author is an Iraqi citizen. He has a BA Hons in English; Master’s degree from Harvard; PhD in English Literature from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He taught English and comparative literature at seven Arab universities. He has published 60 books on literary topics, 40 of them are translations, English/Arabic/English.