Celebrating Annasris second memorial [Archives:2002/33/Culture]

BY SALEH ABDULBAQI
During Yemens flourishing cultural era of the 1960s, many artists and poets emerged signaling a cultural and musical revolution that influenced many aspects of life in the country. Those talented artists enriched Yemens musical reputation with their professional and creative works that were implemented with very high quality standards and superb styles. Many of those poets present their poems with precise expression of feelings and mystical descriptions of human thoughts. Among those fascinating individuals is poet and artist Ahmed Ali Annasri.
Annasri was one of the most widely known poets of Lahj, who enriched the Lahji songs with his distinguished poetry. On the occasion of his second memorial on July 2nd 2002, the Association to Develop Culture and Literature in Aden organized a memorial ceremony in Dar Saad recalling his great contributions to the Yemeni cultural movement and remembering his role in presenting the Yemeni poem in the best form.
Among the intellectuals, who delivered speeches on this occasion were poet Gamal Mahlati, critic Hani Mohammed Saed Garadah and novelist Al-Shatiri.
In his statement, Al Mahlati dealt with the poetic perceptions and influences in Annasris poetry, which reflected itself deeply in his songs. Hani Garadah noted in his speech the methodical dimensions, rhetorical expressions and eloquence the late poet used to skillfully employ expressions quoted from the Holy Korans narrations. Al-Shatiri indicated that Annasris poetry reflected the green villages and oases of Lahj as well as the poets love to his land.
All participants in the event agreed on the worthy contributions of the late in lyric poetry and national songs in which he used efficiently to positively influence the political incidents inside the country and abroad.
In his poetry, Annasri supported the revolutions of many Arab countries including the revolution of the million martyrs of Algeria and Bur Saeeds revolution of Egypt in 1956.
Annasris national songs are considered among the most famous and widely known to the public as many people know some of them by heart. Among those songs are Duk al Kaa, Kaheel Atarf and others.
There are many singers who continue to sing Annasris songs such as Abdulkareem Tawfeek and others who relied on his original poetry in producing their own works. Those songs and poets that relied on Annasris poetry along plus all his own original songs were put together in one poetic collection entitled Duk al Kaa and was issued in 1986 by the Ministry of Culture in Aden.
The gesture of Adens educated intellectuals represented by the Association to Develop Culture and Literature in Dar Saad was praised by all faithful Yemenis who appreciate talented and creative poets such as Annasri. It is the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture in Aden however to sponsor such events more frequently so as to remember great achievers of the past who contributed a lot to Yemens cultural development.

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