"Iraq's poets have suffered imprisonment, exile, and death for the truths they have dared to tell. Poetry is not a luxury in Iraq, but a vital part of the strug

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Covering 60 years of materials, this bibliography cites translations, studies, and other writings, which represent Iraq's national literature, including recent

Reflecting twenty years of research and experience—after working with guerrilla fighters in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, with Iranian refugees in Ista