Sherko Bekas
Iraqi Kurdish poet
Died aged 73TaurusIraq
Biography
Sherko Fayaq Abdullah (Kurdish: شێرکۆ فایەق عەبدوڵا; 2 May 1940 – 4 August 2013), was a Kurdish poet. He was born on 2 May 1940 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq as the son of the poet Faiq Bekas. He is widely regarded as one of the poets who founded contemporary Kurdish poetry. Sherko's poetry explores liberty, love, life, and nature while reflecting the contemporary political, cultural, and spiritual conditions of the Kurdish people. Sherko's poetry on freedom and liberty has influenced many poets such as Ahmad Shamlou and Ali Salehi.
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Family
- Parents
- Faeq Bekas
Awards & honours (1)
- Kurt Tucholsky Prize
Quick answers about Sherko Bekas
- How old was Sherko Bekas?
- Sherko Bekas died on August 4, 2013 at the age of 73.
- When is Sherko Bekas's birthday?
- Sherko Bekas was born on May 2, 1940.
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- Sherko Bekas was born in Sulaymaniyah.
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- Sherko Bekas's zodiac sign is Taurus.
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- Sherko Bekas is a citizen of Iraq.
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- Sherko Bekas is known as poet, writer.
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