Muhannad Al-Shawi

Muhannad Hassan Al-Shawi (Arabic:مهند حسن الشاوي; born 1974), is an Iraqi poet who belongs to the generation of contemporary poets who emerged after the 2003 war.

Muhannad Al-Shawi
Born	(1974-08-03) 3 August 1974 (age 51) Qarmat Ali, Basra, Iraq
Occupation	Poet writer
Language	Arabic
Alma mater	University of Basra
Genre	Poetry, essay
Literary movement	Modernism

Poetry

In his poetry, he combined originality of form with modernity of style and content. He was one of the poets of the new classical poem that achieved a presence in the Arab poetry scene in the modern era.^[1][2] He was born in Basra, studied in its schools, and graduated from the University of Basra in 1998.^[3][4] He won several literary awards,^[5][6][7][8] and several Iraqi satellite channels celebrated him to talk about his poetic experience, and some critics wrote about him,^[9] and some of his poems were translated into more than one language.^[10]

Published works

• Nothing Follows Me But Me (Tammuz Press, 2011)^[11]
• This is Iraq, Without a Doubt (Aladab Albasri Press, 2020) ISBN 978-9-93352-061-8^[12]