Mustafa Sbaiti... The Poet of the South and Guardian of Classical Arabic

Al Liwaa: The passing of the southern Lebanese poet Mustafa Sbaiti on 19 September 2026 was not merely the passing of a poet, but the loss of a poetic and cultural experience that, over decades, was bound to the Arabic language, the South, humanity and its causes, and the memory of a homeland whose transformations, defeats and dreams the poet lived through. He passed away, leaving behind collections…