sentences:  As he became recognized among his peers, he eventually sent his poetry to Beirut where they were published in the prominent publication Shi`r (Poem, in Arabic).Through many tribulations, Sargon traveled by land and mostly by foot from Baghdad to Beirut where he met his lifelong colleagues and fellow poets.From there he was clever enough to talk the American ambassador into allowing him entry to the USA where he made San Francisco his base for almost four decades.