Muhannad Al-Shawi

Muhannad Al-Shawi
Born (1974-08-03) 3 August 1974 (age 50)
Qarmat Ali, Basra, Iraq
Occupation
  • Poet
  • writer
LanguageArabic
Alma materUniversity of Basra
GenrePoetry, essay
Literary movementModernism

Muhannad Hassan Al-Shawi (Arabic:مهند حسن الشاوي; born 1974), is an Iraqi poet who belongs to the generation of contemporary poets who emerged after the 2003 war.

Poetry

In his poetry, he combined originality of form with modernity of style and content. He was one of the poets of the new classical poem that achieved a presence in the Arab poetry scene in the modern era.[1][2] He was born in Basra, studied in its schools, and graduated from the University of Basra in 1998.[3][4] He won several literary awards,[5][6][7][8] and several Iraqi satellite channels celebrated him to talk about his poetic experience, and some critics wrote about him,[9] and some of his poems were translated into more than one language.[10]

Published works

  • Nothing Follows Me But Me (Tammuz Press, 2011)[11]
  • This is Iraq, Without a Doubt (Aladab Albasri Press, 2020) ISBN 978-9-93352-061-8[12]

References

  1. ^ Al-Imara, Ali (2012). Bridge of Light. published by Union of Iraqi Literaries and Writers.
  2. ^ Al-Asadi, Mohammed (2013). Sand obelisks. published by Union of Iraqi Literaries and Writers.
  3. ^ Al-Darwish, Abdul Basit Khalil (2016). Dictionary of Basra Poets. Dar Al-Rafidain Press.
  4. ^ Bouhraka, Fatima (2022). Encyclopedia of Iraqi Poetry (1932–2022). Dar Al-Maraya Press.
  5. ^ "Launch of the first day of the Al-Joud International Competition for Classical Poems". alkafeel.net (in Arabic). May 17, 2011.
  6. ^ "The Iraqi female writers representing the nation's concerns under the tent of the Ministry of Culture". kitabat.info (in Arabic). November 2, 2011.
  7. ^ "Announcing the names of the winners of the fifth Al-Joud international competition for classical poetry". alkafeel.net (in Arabic). April 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "Al-Noor Creativity Award announces the winners of its current session 2014". alrai-iq.com (in Arabic). March 10, 2014.
  9. ^ Beltagy, Sawsan Mohammed Abdul Jawad (2024). Musical Composition in the Poetry of Muhannad Al-Shawi: Diwan "That is Iraq, There is no Doubt about it" as an Example. Al-Azhar University, Journal of College of Arabic Language in Jerja.
  10. ^ "Golden Decades of Poetry, Selections from Contemporary Arabic Poetry Translated into English". pulpit.alwatanvoice.com (in Arabic). February 1, 2010.
  11. ^ "Nothing Follows Me But Me". diwanalarab.com (in Arabic). May 21, 2011.
  12. ^ "Issuance of the book: THAT IS IRAQ, WITHOUT A DOUBT, by the poet Muhannad Al-Shawi". almothaqaf.com (in Arabic). September 19, 2020.