Adonis Ali Ahmad Said Esber

Songs of Mihyar of Damascus

Mystical poem-cycle about a legendary Damascus poet-lover and spiritual seeker

About the author

Adonis Ali Ahmad Said Esber

Syrian-Lebanese poet who is the most important living poet in the Arabic language. His Mihyar of Damascus and later collections transformed Arabic poetry by introducing free verse and surrealism.

More by Adonis Ali Ahmad Said Esber