IRAQI POET ALI JAAFAR AL-ALAQ WINS THE LITERATURE BRANCH AWARD WITHIN SHEIKH ZAYED BOOK AWARDS 2023

AS PART OF THE SHEIKH ZAYED BOOK AWARDS 2023, THE IRAQI POET ALI JAAFAR AL-ALLAQ WON THE “LITERATURE BRANCH” AWARD FOR HIS WORK “WHERE, O POEM, TO?” BIOGRAPHY” PUBLISHED BY DAR ALAN PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS IN JORDAN IN 2022.

THE BOOK CONSTITUTES A QUALITATIVE ADDITION TO THE GENRE OF ARABIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY, ESPECIALLY AS IT IS A BIOGRAPHY OF A POETIC EXPERIENCE IN WHICH WE FEEL THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POET AND HIS POEM, AS WELL AS THE INTERACTION WITH THE IRAQI AND ARAB CULTURAL REALITY OVER HALF A CENTURY.

AL-ALAQ BOOK EXPRESSES A CLEAR INTELLECTUAL VISION OF A POET WHO PRESENTS A NEW EXPERIENCE OPEN TO THE OTHER, AND USES A LANGUAGE WITH STYLISTIC LEVELS RANGING FROM THE DAILY TO THE POETIC AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TECHNIQUES OF THE ART OF BIOGRAPHY. THE BOOK INCLUDES POETIC TEXTS BY THE WRITER AND OTHER POETS, WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING A DISTINGUISHED WORK THAT HAS A UNIQUE NATURE.

THE SHEIKH ZAYED BOOK AWARD, ORGANIZED BY ABU DHABI CENTER FOR THE ARABIC LANGUAGE, HAD ANNOUNCED THE NAMES OF THE WINNERS IN ITS 17TH SESSION.

SOURCE: NATIONAL IRAQI NEWS AGENCY