Ahmed Shawqi
أحمد شوقي
Writer
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Egypt
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Cairo,
Egypt
Regarded as the "Prince of Poets," a foundational figure of modern Arabic poetry crowned with that title in 1927.
Ahmed Shawqi was formally crowned "Prince of Poets" by fellow writers across the Arab world in 1927, and his verse, including work later set to music by singers like Umm Kulthum, remains foundational to the modern Arabic poetic canon.
Representation
Independent