The complete poetic works of Badr Shaker Al-Sayyab

"Al-Sayyab wrote at least ten poems, which are among the most beautiful Arabic poems written, from the 1950s until today. This is enough for him to remain. This is enough for me to love him." AdonisHis special interest in history and humanity, as well as his understanding of language itself and its expressive potential. His punishment was the punishment of every rebel: he must die in some way, before the nation became aware of his genius and his continued presence. However, if Al-Sayyab lost the world during his few years of life, he first gained himself, and then with it that immortality that is not possible in every era except for a small number of individuals.Jabra Ibrahim Jabra"Al-Sayyab is still an obsession for me, and his poems still attract me and raise a forest of questions in me."Sargon Boulos