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Bayram al-Tunisi (بيرم التونسي) (1893- 1961), was an Egyptian poet with Tunisian roots. He was exiled from Egypt by the British for his Egyptian nationalist poetry.

Bayram coined the term "literature of rescue" to describe the successful rejection of external threats, the reorientation and redistribution of power in society, and construction of a strong and independent nation.

In addition to zajal, of which Bayram al-Tunisi was considered a master, he was proficient with maqama which he preferred in much of his later output. Among those who have been influenced by Bayram were Salah Jahin and Ahmed Fouad Negm.