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Poets' House Evening - September 22, 2025

​An evening featuring poets Al-Kufahi, Shatnawi, and Al-Za'bi elevates poetry in terms of vocabulary, language, and content.

A poetry evening took place at the Jordanian Poets' Association offices in Amman on Monday evening. Poets Dr. Ibrahim Al-Koufahi, Ahmed Al-Shatnawi, and Akram Al-Zoubi participated in the event. The audience was captivated by the poets' rhymes, which combined elegant language, vivid imagery, and deep meaning. The evening, organized by the Association and chaired by short story writer and novelist Fidaa Al-Hadidi, a member of the Association, began with a speech by poet Islam Al-Alqam, who warmly welcomed everyone. He emphasized that the Jordanian Poets' Association is dedicated to supporting Jordanian and Arab poets, as well as promoting authentic poetry. He also noted that it is one of Jordan's earliest cultural institutions focused on poetry and poets, and announced that an annual conference would be held soon, featuring poets and authors from five Arab countries. This demonstrates that Arabic poetry can convey messages of Arab unity and love. The event started with Dr. Al-Koufahi, a poet, critic, and scholar, reading a classical Arabic poem titled "Flotsam," which highlights the importance of genuine poetry and explores its decline in what some consider poetry. Following that, the poets read new poems from their collections. He also read a classical poem titled "Will the Companions Endure," praising true poetry and its hidden beauties. Additionally, he presented two symbolic lyrical poems: "The Foolish Woman of Sodom" and "It Was Inevitable." He concluded his reading with a love poem in classical style titled "I Will Not Forget You." Next, poet Al-Shatnawi, head of the Jordanian Writers Association branch in Irbid, began his readings with a classical poem starting with: "And he said to poetry, 'You have another face like water, so drink, perhaps you are the last of the companions, and drink slowly if you understand it, for poets do not comprehend.'" "The same as the poets." He also performed "A Message to Wasfi," paying tribute to the former Prime Minister and martyr Wasfi Al-Tal, and finished with an emotional, symbolic classical poem titled "They passed by him when they brought him close, a survivor." Finally, poet Akram Al-Zoubi, the previous head of the Jordanian Writers Association, performed last. He opened with a patriotic free-verse poem called "To the Martyr," filled with symbolism, followed by "Daily Oppression Throughout the Week," where each verse relates to a day of the week,​ from Sunday to Saturday, capturing the spirit of each day with brevity and insight. He concluded with a heartfelt classical poem titled "A Warrior's Rest," rich in symbolism.