Iraqi poet displays poems through paintings

STORY: Iraqi poet displays poems through paintings DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the poetry exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): RASHID RAWANDUZI, Poet STORYLINE: Cihan University in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, is hosting the sixth personal poetry exhibition of the Iraqi Kurdish poet Rashid Rawanduzi. The poet presents 14 poems in the Kurdish language and 10 poems in the Arabic language. There are paintings expressing the content of each poem. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): RASHID RAWANDUZI, Poet "There are many poets who present their poems through poetic sessions, but I like to present them through poetic panels so that the reader who loves poetry has room and plenty of time to read poetry with a deep breath to reflect on it. In this way, the reader has time to ask the poet about the content of his poetry, the content of his poems, and the paintings, and take a look at them. Why this poem was written and what is its purpose? Does