Bader Shaker AL-Sayab is one of the most famous poet In Iraq . Presented by : Zahraa Aamir Kamil.

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Bader Shaker AL-Sayab was born in (1926) in the
village of Jikor, which belongs to Abu AL-Khaseeb
district, in AL Basrah governorate .He worked as an
English teacher at AL-Ramadi secondary school but was
later fired and imprisoned because of his political
beliefs.
AL-Sayab used symbolism and legends in many of his
poems as a way of fighting the despotism of successive
governments in Iraq.

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He wrote in free verse about the
complicated issues of the 1940s using
simple language and
‘ thoughtful images’
In this way, his style was different from
traditional Arabic poetry and his success
encouraged other poets to try writing in
more modern ways.
This was known as the free verse
movement.
He is famous for changing
the course of modern
Arabic poetry .Other
writers tried to talk
about the changes that
happened after the second
world war used classical
style of poetry ,but Al
Sayab presented the new
content in a fresh way .

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The poetry he wrote in the following
years, published in seven books ,was not
only important for its style but also for
what it discussed .
AL Sayab strongly believed that mankind
has shared heritage, and so he took
inspiration from many different sources .
He was influenced by foreign poets ,such
as the famous English poets Edith Sitwell
and T.S Eliot, but he was also the first poet
to use the mythology of ancient Iraq ,as
well as Greek and other mythologies.

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Bringing together all these
ideas from different places and
times the publication of AL-
Sayab’s third book of poetry in
1960
“song of rain” was one of the
most important events in
modern Arabic poetry .
Al Sayab died in poverty at
the age of 38.

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RAIN SONG
I can almost hear Iraq husbanding the thunder,
Storing lightening in the mountains and plains,
So that if the seal were broken by men
The winds would leave in the valley not a trace of Thamud .
I can almost hear the palm trees drinking in the rain,
Hear the villages meaning and emigrants
With oar and sail fighting the Gulf
Winds of storm and thunder, singing
“Rain ….rain …….”
Drip ,drop, the rain…

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