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Yahia as-Samawi Yahia as-Samawi i(A84353 works by) (a.k.a. Yahya Samawi; As-Samawi Yahya; Yahia Al-Samawy)
Born: Established: 1949
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Iraq,
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Middle East, Asia, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1997
Heritage: Iraqi
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1 قَليلكِ … لا كثيرهُنَّ A Little Bit of You : Not Much of Them Yahia as-Samawi , single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetas del Mundo
1 Third Poem i "Yesterday morning", Yahia as-Samawi , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Thirty-Seven : Patterns of Living 2013; (p. 8)
1 Inspired by the Statue of Liberty i "Oh marble goddess", Yahia as-Samawi , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Poetry Reader : Thirty-Three : Catch Fire 2009; (p. 8-10)
1 The Last Poem i "I want for myself", Yahia as-Samawi , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , [August] no. 33 2006; Poetry without Borders 2008; (p. 70-71) Sorcerers and Soothsayers : Friendly Street Poets 35 2011; (p. 6-7)
1 y separately published work icon Qaliluki la Katheerahun Yahia as-Samawi , Adelaide : Yahia as-Samawi , 2006 Z1555172 2006 selected work poetry
2 Identity i "There is a likeness between", Yahia as-Samawi , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of Creative Writing , September no. 24 (English) 2006; (p. 50-51)
— Appears in: Qaliluki la Katheerahun 2006;
2 Four Loaves from the Heart's Oven i "Lady of ladies in the cities of distrust", Yahia as-Samawi , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of Creative Writing , September no. 22 (English) 2005; (p. 19-20)
— Appears in: Two Banks with No Bridge 2005; (p. 22-23) Friendly Street Poets : Thirty-One : Unruly Sun : 2007; (p. 4)
1 Plunder Me i "I recover from the malady of desperation", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Two Banks with No Bridge 2005; (p. 20-21)
1 My Love Broke Me i "My love broke me", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Two Banks with No Bridge 2005; (p. 14-15)
1 Your Voice Is My Flute i "Your voice is my flute", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Two Banks with No Bridge 2005; (p. 12-13) Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 1183-1184)
1 1 Two Banks with No Bridge i "At the last dawn call to prayer of the month of Sha'ban", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Two Banks with No Bridge 2005; (p. 10-11)
1 From the Ashes of Memory From the Ashes of Memories i "The elders remember", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Two Banks with No Bridge 2005; (p. 8-9) Turnrow , Fall vol. 5 no. 2 2007;
1 y separately published work icon Nuqush 'ala jidh' nakhlah : shi'r Yahia as-Samawi , Australia : Yahia as-Samawi , 2005 Z1555086 2005 selected work poetry
1 Variations On My Clay Heartstrings i "Here I am, spreading fresh water, plaintive songs,", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Two Banks with No Bridge 2005; (p. 16-17) Turnrow , Fall vol. 5 no. 2 2007; Over There : Poems from Singapore and Australia 2008; (p. 16-17) The Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry 2009; (p. 302-303)
1 Don't Light the Candles i "Don't light the candles, Shahrazad", Yahia as-Samawi , Eva Sallis (translator), 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: Two Banks with No Bridge 2005; (p. 7) Turnrow , Fall vol. 5 no. 2 2007; Over There : Poems from Singapore and Australia 2008; (p. 15--16)
1 y separately published work icon Two Banks with No Bridge Yahia as-Samawi , ( trans. Eva Sallis )expression Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2005 Z1248981 2005 selected work poetry
2 Despair i "And what is the use?", Yahia as-Samawi , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , March no. 17 (English) 2004; (p. 47)
— Appears in: el Telegraph , 26 January 2004;
1 سفير الوجد Safeer al-Wajd i "تعافيت من داء يأسي", Yahia as-Samawi , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , December no. 20 (Arabic) 2004; (p. 14-15)
1 لا تسأليه الصبر La Tas'aleeh al-Sabr i "لا تسأليه الصبر لو جزعا", Yahia as-Samawi , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kalimat : An International Periodical of English and Arabic Creative Writing , December no. 20 (Arabic) 2004; (p. 11-14)
1 Some Visions i "Once I had a dream that I was a wing", Yahia as-Samawi , Raghid Nahhas (translator), 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 64 no. 1 2004; (p. 56)
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