Abstract:
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892 –1955) was an Egyptian romantic poet, publisher, medical
doctor, bacteriologist and bee scientist. He is best known in Egypt for having founded the
influential poetry journal Apollo, an important vehicle for experimental Arabic poetry in Egypt
and beyond, which he designed, published, and edited. He established a group of poets known
as “Apollo Society” or The Apollo School (Arabic: أبولو مدرسة (whose members and contributors
included artists and poets from beyond Egypt’s borders and across the Arab world. He was
born in an educated family. He was influenced by the writings of his teacher Khalil Mitran
(1872-1949) and also by the Mahjar and American literature. In his poetry he had focused on
democracy, history, religion, philosophy, romanticism, patriotism and humanism. He had
shown great mastery in his use of symbolism and free verse. This article looks into the main
characteristics of the major poems of this eminent poet paying special attention on his literary
spirit. In so doing, the researchers have used several methods including descriptive method,
historical method and critical method