Poetry and poets of the oldest books in the classified biographies of poets. Written by Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Muslim bin Koutaiba Dinouri (d. 276 AH 0.889 m) one of the imams of the third century AH. A layer of bigeye when Mu'tazila, Imam versed multi-authoring many aspects of literature. The book of poetry and poets of the most important books that have been translated poets. The source integral and an important point of reference in the door. It is a great similarity copywriters layers stallions poets Ibn peace Jamhi. Not keen son Qutaiba, in this book, to meet poets and counted and the fact they walked, but was limited to celebrity of them. He said in the introduction to the book: "It was more my intention for the well-known poets who knew most of the people who are true literature and protest Boharhm in odd as in In the book of Allah Almighty, and an interview with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him." Nor did baptizing son Qutaiba to Category poets in layers, as did others, but his main concern was the translator and news gathering poets and choose a range of poetry marketed or represented Bmnaspadtha. He was taking into account the chronological order in dealing with poets, and most of the owners of his translations of ancient, but he did not Akhalh of some modern translations such as Abu Alatahep and Muslim ibn al-Walid and Abbas bin Ahnaf and the like.
