In his carefully selected words that form poetic sentences, the poet Mahfoud Daoud Salman holds a vast array of images where the mythical intertwines with Iraqi and Arab heritage, alongside the present moment the poet inhabits. He crafts a poem of intellectual depth, born from simple, common ideas that he transforms into concepts with broad, interpretive meanings. Mahfoud's poetry is rich with contemplative imagery and written in a smooth, deceptively simple language. He voices the unsaid, enveloped in a rebellious spirit of questioning and inquiry that stimulates the mind to uncover hidden truths. He is a poet who evolves with each collection, renewing his poetic style and presenting something new in his poems, with intellectual dimensions that connect the past to the present.

- Excerpt from a study on the poet by Muayad Daoud Al-Bassam

• Category: Poetry & Odes
• Author: Mahfoud Daoud Salman
• Publisher: Fadaat Publishing
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: First
• Number of Pages: 177