Al-Ahram Weekly 18 August 1999. 13 April 2005 A short poem and drawing in memory of al-Bayyati by celebrated Egyptian artist and cartoonist George Bahgory. Frangieh, Bassam. "Modern Arabic Poetry: Vision and Reality" Yale University Date Unavailable. 13 April 2005 This article examines work by modern Arabic poets in terms of historical and political events. It includes al-Bayyati's "Elegy to Aisha" with commentary. Hegazi, Ahmed Abdel-Moeti. "Points of Reference" Al-Ahram Weekly 18 August 1999. 13 April 2005 Ahmed Abdel-Moeti Hegazi remembers al-Bayyati. This is an in-depth look at the poet from the perspective of a friend who had been acquainted with him for many years. It offers a fresh and enthralling view of al-Bayyati, and is by far the most personal article we have come across. This is the only example we have found of someone writing about al-Bayatti the man rather than al-Bayatii the poet. The site also includes a biography. The text of this site, which appears in a few other locations on the web, includes a brief biographical overview of the author and a list of selected works. It discusses al-Bayyati's poetry in the context of his life, giving examples of poems influenced both by his politics, his separation from his homeland and his later Sufist influence. Ormsby, Eric. "Voices From the Wreckage" Maisonneuve May 2004. 12 April 2005. Eric Ormsby eloquently describes seeing al-Bayyati read his poetry at a conference of Near Eastern poets, and reviews the book Iraqi Poetry Today. His review also offers an abridged historical commentary on the work of several poets included in the book. Pollard, Lawrence. "How War Inspires the World's Poets" BBC 10 November 2002. 13 April 2005 A BBC special in honor of Remembrance Sunday, BBC World services correspondent Lawrence Pollard examines the ways that war inspires poets and writers the world over. The sit includes an extract from "Lament for the June Sun" by al-Bayyati with commentary. Saleh, Fakhri. "al-Bayyati:A Great Innovator in the Language of Poetry" The Star 12 August 1999 HighBeam Research. 13 April 2005 An overview of al-Bayyati's life and poetry, written following his death. Unfortunately, membership to the site must be obtained to access the full text. External links Death of Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati, 73; Iraqi Poet and Innovator in His Art Man and Woman English translation of one of Al-Bayyati's poems 1926 births 1999 deaths 20th-century Iraqi poets Writers from Baghdad