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Saadi Youssef 1934–2021
The great internationalist Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef is no more. He passed away early Saturday morning, 12 June 2021, at his home in Harefield on the outskirts of London. Born in Basra, Iraq, in 1934, he saw himself as a “resident of the world” rather than an Iraqi exile. He will be buried in Highgate Cemetery, London, on Monday 14 June.
Banipal No 51 – Celebrating Saadi Youssef, celebrated the great poet’s 80th year. Information about the issue can be found at this link: https://www.banipal.co.uk/back_issues/89/issue-51/
- More about Saadi himself here: https://www.banipal.co.uk/contributors/81/saadi-youssef/
Selected works by Saadi and about him can be read on the links below:
- Issue: Banipal 51, Celebrating Saadi Youssef (2014)
INTERVIEWS - Khaled Mattawa – Skyping with Saadi, Channeling Li Po
- Issue: Banipal 20, Summer 2004
INTERVIEWS - Saadi Youssef – Interview
- Issue: Banipal 51, Celebrating Saadi Youssef (2014)
POETRY - Jack Hirschman – A Poem for Saadi - The Way to End War
- Issue: Banipal 26, Summer 2006
FICTION - Saadi Youssef – An Excerpt from his memoir
In tribute and commemoration of Saadi Youssef we are pleased to make the digital edition of BANIPAL 51 free to read for 30 days from 13 June. Click here for the link.
Published Date - 13/06/2021
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