Muhammed al-Maghout (1934- April 3, 2006) (Arabic: محمد الماغوط‎) was a renowned Syrian writer and poet.He was born in the town of Salamiya of Hama Governorate in Syria to an Ismaili family.Muhammad Maghout was credited as the father of the Arabic free verse poetry, liberating the Arabic poems from the traditional form and revolutionizing the structure of the poem.He wrote for theater, TV and cinema.