In 1947 he was a professor of English at Cairo University and published a revolutionary collection of poems called Plotoland (also spelled Plutoland) wherein he introduced free verse forms to Egyptian literature and presented a scathing attack on traditionalism in poetry.
In 1947, he served as a professor of English at Cairo University and published a trailblazing collection of poems entitled Plotoland (or Plutoland), which introduced experimental free-verse styles to Egyptian literature and delivered a scathing indictment of established poetic conventions.