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Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati

Iraqi poet (1926–1999).

Born December 19th, 1926 in Baghdad.

Died August 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Damascus.

Occupations
poet, writer

That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis