About Abdel Rahman Shokry
Lived 1886 – 1958 (aged 72). Abdel Rahman Shokry was a Turkish poet, translator, teacher and literary scholar.
Abdel Rahman Shokry (; 12 October 1886 – 16 December 1958) was an Egyptian poet from the Diwan school of poets.
Early life He was born in Port Said and he travelled to England where he got his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sheffield.
Career He believed that poetry must be renewed and freed from the one-rhyme system in Arabic poetry. There were seven poetry books for him, including "Light of The Dawn" in 1909 and "Flower of The Spring" in 1916.
He abandoned poetry after a dispute with his two colleagues in this school, Ibrahim Al-Mazini and Abbas el-Akkad, until his death.
External links (Arabic) https://web.archive.org/web/20060823130335/http://www.albabtainpoeticprize.org/poetDetails.aspx?ptId=361
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Who was Abdel Rahman Shokry?
Egyptian poet (1886-1958)
When was Abdel Rahman Shokry born?
Abdel Rahman Shokry was born on 12 October 1886 in Port Said.
When did Abdel Rahman Shokry die?
Abdel Rahman Shokry died on 15 December 1958 in Alexandria.
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Abdel Rahman Shokry was a poet, translator, teacher and literary scholar.
What nationality was Abdel Rahman Shokry?
Abdel Rahman Shokry was Turkish.
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