Indiana University. Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
http://www.iub.edu/~arabic/bss/Badr_Shakir.htm

This site offers interviews and poetry. It has a comprehensive biography of al-Sayyab, as well as an audio option that features the poet reading some of his own works. You may have to download an Arabic Reader to be able to view some of the site.

“Iraq Culture Nights.” EPIC. http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=274

This page has a few of Al-Sayyab’s poems, as well as a short bio. The Education for Peace in Iraq Center “promotes freedom, security, and genuine democracy for the people of Iraq. Founded in 1998 by American veterans and human rights advocates, EPIC is the only Iraq-focused organization of its kind in Washington, DC.”

Rakha, Youssef. “Badr Shakir Al-Sayyab.” Al-Ahram Weekly On-Line March 2004;
18-24. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/682/bo6.htm

An in-depth analysis of al-Sayyab’s life and poetry. Al-Ahram is an on-line magazine published in Cairo.

Sultani, Fadhil. “Badr Shakir Al-Sayyab: One heritage for humankind.”
http://www.jehat.com/en/default.asp?action=article&ID=59

This short bio on Al-Sayyab was previously published in Banipal magazine (Summer 1999). It is accompanied by a few of Al-Sayyab’s integral poems. Jehat.com is primarily focused on allowing the world better access to modern Arabic verse.