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Saadi Youssef (
Arabic: سعدي يوسف) (1934 – 13 June 2021)[1] was an Iraqi author, poet, journalist, publisher, and political activist.[2] He published thirty volumes of poetry in addition to seven books of prose.[3]
Life
Saadi Youssef studied Arabic literature in
Constantine Cavafy. Following his exile from Iraq, Youssef has lived in many countries, including Algeria, Lebanon, France, Greece, Cyprus, and resided in London until his death.[4]
In 2004, the
Kurdistan Regional Government
over a certain poem in which he referred to Kurdistan as "Qardistan," which loosely translates to "Monkey-istan."
He is buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.
English bibliography
Published volumes
- Without an Alphabet, Without a Face: Selected Poems, translated by ISBN 1-55597-371-X.[5]
- Nostalgia, My Enemy, translated by ISBN 978-1-55597-629-3.[6]
In anthology
- Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea and Other Enemy Nations, edited by ISBN 978-1-59558-205-8.[7]
- Tablet and Pen, edited by
- Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology, edited by Melissa Tuckey (University of Georgia Press, 2018). ISBN 978-0820353159.[10]
Further reading
- Huri, Yair. The Poetry of Sa’di Yûsuf: Between Homeland and Exile. (Sussex, 2006). ISBN 978-1-84519-148-1.
See also
References
- ^ "وفاة الشاعر العراقي سعدي يوسف". IQ News. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Saadi Youssef". internationales literaturfestival berlin. 2003. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Iraqi Poetry and Music at Smith". The Poetry Center, Smith College. 7 April 2005. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ISBN 1-55597-371-X.
- ^ "Without an Alphabet, Without a Face". Graywolf Press. 1 December 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Nostalgia, My Enemy". Graywolf Press. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Literature from the "Axis of Evil"". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Tablet and Pen". Words without Borders. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Middle East anthology 'Tablet & Pen' has some real finds". Seattle Times. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Ghost Fishing". UGA Press. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
External links
- Listen to Saadi Youssef reading his poetry - a British Library recording, 4 March 2009.
- 3 poems at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 December 2007)
- Two poems
- Spiral of Iraqi memory review of Without an Alphabet at Al-Ahram
- Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef on 'bullet censorship' at Socialist Worker
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