Formations of sadness in poetry - a reading of the geography of the contemporary Iraqi poetry scene

Contemporary Iraqi poetry, born from the womb of wars and mass starvation, reflects a new face of Gilgamesh, who witnessed firsthand the destruction of Uruk and the demise of its people under a hail of shells, missiles, and smart bombs. He moved not to Dilmun in search of its herb, but rather to search for a herb that would grant him a visa for the new Bedouin lifestyle on a journey of salvation f...