Ra’ad Abdulqadir (1953–2003) was a pioneer of the Iraqi prose poem, the author of five poetry collections, and a lifelong editor of Aqlam, Iraq’s leading literary magazine. Except for This Unseen Thread: Selected Poems (Ugly Duckling Presse), translated by Mona Kareem, is his first collection in English translation.
Biography was provided by ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly.