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A Celebration of Saadi Youssef and Iraqi Poetry
Read more about the work of Iraqi poets Sinan Antoon and Saadi Youssef....
Saadi Youssef is one of the leading poets of the Arab world. Born in 1934 in Basra, Iraq, he has published thirty volumes of poetry and seven books of prose. He left Iraq in 1979, and after many detours, he has recently settled in London.
On Tuesday, April 26, 2005, Smith College presented an evening of Iraqi poetry in Arabic and English, with live music by the Arabic musical ensemble Layaali.
Sinan Antoon, who has been inspired and influenced by the work of Saadi Youssef, read in honor of Youssef, who was originally scheduled to read at Smith, but was unable to obtain a visa to travel to the United States.
Link to past SC Libraries Poetry Center Readings resource pages.
Smith Links
| Internet Site | Access |
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| Smith College News Releases | http://www.smith.edu/newsoffice/releases/ |
| Smith College Poetry Center | http://www.smith.edu/poetrycenter/ |
Online Texts
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Saadi Youssef Web Resources
| Internet Site | Access |
|---|---|
| Graywolf Press Excerpt and reviews from Saadi Youssef's book |
http://www.graywolfpress.org/ |
| Words Without Borders Youssef biography and seven poems |
http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/ |
Sinan Antoon Web Resources
| Internet Site | Access |
|---|---|
| Voices in Wartime: Sinan Antoon | http://www.voicesinwartime.org/ |
| About Baghdad: An Independent Film by InCounter Productions Links to articles by Sinan Antoon |
http://www.aboutbaghdad.com/ |
| Search the Five College online library catalog to find Sinan Antoon's recent film, About Baghdad. (Available at Amherst College) | |
| Of Bridges and Birds: Sinan Antoon sifts through the rubble of his native Baghdad by Sinan Antoon, published by Al Ahram Weekly Online April 17-23, 2003 |
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/ |
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