The Dragon (poem)
"The Dragon", by the Iraqi poet Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayyati (1926–1999), was originally published in 1996.[1] The translation by Farouk Abdel Wahab, Najat Rahman, and Carolina Hotchandani is from the volume Iraqi Poetry Today (ISBN 0-9533824-6-X) (c) 2003, edited by Saadi Simawe.
"The Dragon" is an example of al-Bayyati's frequent incorporation of mythological figures into his poetry.
Critics have interpreted the poem as addressed to Saddam Hussein.[1]
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- Rahman, Najat; Nassar, Hala Kh, eds. (2008). Mahmoud Darwish, Exile's Poet: Critical Essays. Interlink Publishing Group Incorporated. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-56656-664-3.
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