Apollo poets

Group of poets associated with Apollo, a literary periodical published in Cairo 1932–34. The group was strongly influenced by French and English Romantic poetry, and most of its members' work was highly subjective and lyrical.

Apollo was edited by Ahmad Zakī Abū Shādī (1892–1955) and served as a medium for the work of young poets and critics at the forefront of literary development. Apart from Abū Shādī, other notable contributors were Ibrāhīm Nāgī (1893–1953) and 'Alī Mahmūd Tāhā (1902–1949).