Jordanian poet Ziyad Hadeeb, member of the Jordanian Writers\u2019 Union, has passed away last weekend. The late poet was born in Al Aroob camp in 1958, and had obtained a Master\u2019s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Belarus in 1985. He authored several publications including \u201cAl Taghalghol Bedoon Selah\u201d (A translation of \u2018Weaponless Infiltration\u2019 by Vladimir Begun, 1992), \u201cHiwar Ma\u2019a Al Bahr\u201d (\u2018A Conversation with the Sea\u2019, a poetry collection, 2011) and \u201cMakhad Ghaym\u201d (\u201cLabor of a Cloud\u201d, a poetry collection, 2013).<\/p>\n
Ziyad\u2019s poetry is characterized by intimacy and terseness of expression, and wavers between lyrical and narrative tones. His poems pay attention to detail and consist of short sentences, eloquent poetic expressions as well as symbolism. Moreover, his writings celebrate the translucence of lyrical poetry and reflect a sensitive poetic self with a great sense of romanticism and aestheticism.<\/p>\n
Below is an excerpt from \u201cThe Knight Is Not Gone\u201d, one of the poems of the late Hadeeb.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has swayed us with a rope tied around our necks<\/p>\n
Crying out of shame as we walk barefoot<\/p>\n
O\u2019 Baghdad, love was never a luxury<\/p>\n
I swear by He who created you to be without parallel<\/p>\n
A home for peace<\/p>\n
Spiteful people have desired to destroy your glory<\/p>\n
What will harm them if you rise to greatness, those who deny it\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jordanian poet Ziyad Hadeeb, member of the Jordanian Writers\u2019 Union, has passed away last weekend. The late poet was born in Al Aroob camp in 1958, and had obtained a Master\u2019s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Belarus in 1985. He authored several publications including \u201cAl Taghalghol Bedoon Selah\u201d (A translation of \u2018Weaponless […]<\/p>\n