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Baghdad Marks 100 Years of Pioneering Poetry
The "Centenary of the Pioneers" Festival, held in Baghdad from October 1 to 3, 2026, celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the birth of three of the most prominent poets of Iraq and the Arab world in the twentieth century: Badr Shakir al-Sayyab, Abdul Wahab Al-Bayyati, and Blanding Al-Haidari. The festival aims to revive their poetic and intellectual legacy and to emphasize their ongoing influence on modern Arabic poetry, especially as they pushed beyond traditional forms to raise questions about humanity, the city, the homeland, and exile. The event focuses on a new interpretation of their work, analyzing their impact on subsequent generations, and fostering dialogue about renewal and modernity in Arabic poetry. It also highlights how their questions remain relevant in today's cultural scene, more than seventy years after their passing.
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