Latif Halmat

He was born in town of Kifri, Iraq and began writing poems in 1963.

He has published 20 poetry books in Kurdish and many of his works have been translated into other languages.

[4] He has published several collections of poetry including "God and our little city" (1970), "Facing a rebirth" (1973), "The girl's hair is my tent in summer and winter" (1977), "The white storm" (1978), "The letters that my mother does not read" (1979), and "Finished and unfinished poems" (1979).

He was one of the vanguards of the new wave of poets who focused on changing the language of poetry and modern literary techniques in the 1970s.

[3] His work has been influenced by renowned Arab poets such as Adunis and Maghut.