"after my teacher, miss suheir al-qalmawi, has read my verses, i became her favorite student. that made me very glad because al-qalmawi was the first person who discovered me like a poet. she compared me with known american writer edgar allan poe. i have heard about this author but never read any of his texts. that's why just next day i found a book with poe's verses and read there his poem "the raven". i didn't understand some moments, but soon i found my teacher, professor muhammad mandur, who translated this poem into arabic. he, and the other professor, yusef khalif, helped me on my way to become a poet in future".