Yass AssaidiYass Assaidi (1982), an Iraqi poet and playwright, published many works of poetry and fiction. He was awarded many prizes, including the Sharjah Award for Arabic Creativity (2007), the Medal of the President of the Italian Republic for the Castello d Duino (2009) for his poem “An Ornament in the Memory of the Old Wanderer”, ALECSO Award for Arabic Creativity (date), Afrabia Award for Poetry (2016), the Fadwa Touqan Award by the Institute of the State of Palestine (2017), the al-Tayeb Salih Prize for Literary Creativity (2022), Bait Alghasham DarArab International Translation Prize (2024) Read More Read Less