Museum of “Al-Sayyab” suffers negligence for 12 years

The family of the Iraqi poet “Badr Shaker Al-Sayyab” called on the concerned to pay attention to the late poet’s house, in Jekur town, southern Basra, which was turned into a museum, as it has not been renovated for more than 12 years.

The poet’s family pointed out that the place is neglected despite a large number of visitors, demanding the restoration of the museum by specialized people.

Meanwhile, the professor at the University of Basra, Abdullah Al-Salem, said that the poems of the late poet reached a global level, adding that he overcame the obstacles he faced despite the marginalization he was exposed to.

The late Badr Shaker Al-Sayyab was born in the Basra Governorate, southern Iraq.

He was one of the famous poets in the Arab world in the twentieth century and he is one of the founders of free poetry in Arabic literature.