The Sonnet Collection

Author's name: Saadi Youssef Publisher: Al-Takween for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2018 Literary classification: Poetry Book overview: Saadi says questioning: Why did I write? Then he answers himself: There is no reason. And he adds: It is the trial's ordeal. The garment has become tight and worn out, and I bring forward what is inappropriate, and I exclude what is excluded... The muwashshah, for example, and the circular poem, which is the authentic Arab manifestation of free verse. I do not want anyone to take what I did as a call to action, but I say it frankly — and Saadi's words — I tried to tame a tiger.