Ahmad Hardi (Kurdish: Ehmed Herdî; 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a prominent Kurdish poet.
He was born into an intellectual family in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan. He possessed a deep knowledge of classical Kurdish, Arabic and Persian poetry and has had an enduring influence on the modern Kurdish poetry. He was a leading figure in the Kurdish liberation movement.[1] After the Algiers Accord, he moved to Iran in 1975 and later to U.K. in 1993. His daughter Choman Hardi is a well known Kurdish poet,[2] and his son Asos Hardi is a prominent journalist in Iraqi Kurdistan and founder of Hawlati and Awena independent newspapers. His first collection of poems was first published in 1957 and has been re-published several times since then.
Books edit
- The Secret of Solitude, 1957
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sheyholislami, Jaffer (June 7, 2011). Kurdish Identity, Discourse, and New Media. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 201. ISBN 9780230119307.
- ^ Astley, Humphrey (12 November 2015). "Poets perform for literature lovers at Woodstock Poetry Festival". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
External links edit
- The Passing of a Kurdish Icon – Ahmad Hardi, Oct.29, 2006.
- Ahmad Hardi, International Journal of Kurdish Studies, January 2005.
- About Choman Hardi, Kathleen McDermot.
- When the secret of lips and the secret of eyes unite, A poem by Ahmad Hardi, translated by Dr. Kamal Mirawdeli.
- Ahmed Hardi