Works by
Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati
(Aka Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayyati)
(Poet)
[1926 - 1999]

Poetry

• Love, Death, and Exile: Poems Translated from Arabic (2004), Bassam K. Frangieh, Translator
  Called "a major innovator in his art form" by THE NEW YORK TIMES, Baghdad-born poet Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati broke with over fifteen centuries of Arabic poetic tradition to write in free verse and became world famous in the process. LOVE, DEATH, AND EXILE: POEMS TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC is a rare, bilingual facing-page edition in both the original Arabic text and a highly praised English translation by Bassam K. Frangieh, containing selections from eight of Al-Bayati's books of poetry.
  
  Forced to spend much of his life in exile from his native Iraq, Al-Bayati created poetry that is not only revolutionary and political, but also steeped in mysticism and allusion, moving and full of longing. This collection is a superb introduction to Al-Bayati, Arabic language, and Arabic literature and culture as well.
  
  On Al-Bayati's death in 1999, THE NEW YORK TIMES obituary quoted him as saying once that his many years of absence from his homeland had been a "tormenting experience" that had great impact on his poetry. "I always dream at night that I am in Iraq and hear its heart beating and smell its fragrance carried by the wind, especially after midnight when it's quiet."

• Abdul Wahab al-Bayati (1979)

Other

See also:

• Poet of Iraq, Abdul Wahab al-Bayati: An Introductory Essay with Translations (1976) by Desmond Stewart