Ahmad Hardi (; 1922 – 29 October 2006) was a prominent Kurdish poet.
He was born into an intellectual family in Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan. He possessed a deep knowledge of classical Kurdish, Arabic and Persian poetry and has had an enduring influence on the modern Kurdish poetry. He was a leading figure in the Kurdish liberation movement. After the Algiers Accord, he moved to Iran in 1975 and later to U.K. in 1993. His daughter Choman Hardi is a well known Kurdish poet, and his son Asos Hardi is a prominent journalist in Iraqi Kurdistan and founder of Hawlati and Awena independent newspapers. His first collection of poems was first published in 1957 and has been re-published several times since then.
Books
The Secret of Solitude, 1957
See also
Nalî
Mahwi
Piramerd
Abdulla Goran
Sherko Bekas
References
External links
The Passing of a Kurdish Icon – Ahmad Hardi, Oct.29, 2006. Ahmad Hardi, International Journal of Kurdish Studies, January 2005. About Choman Hardi, Kathleen McDermot. When the secret of lips and the secret of eyes unite, A poem by Ahmad Hardi, translated by Dr. Kamal Mirawdeli. Ahmed Hardi