the “human mud” is one of the motifs of the poetry attributed to khayyam. the imagery, concepts and philosophical thoughts about the human being's origin (creation, death, life after death) form the essence of this poetry. are the khayyam's quatrains about creation original and new? or do they have a precedent in the ancient world poetry? why does the iranian literary criticism claim that this ...

â â â  contemporary arabic poetry in khuzestan â  â  â  * gholamhosein karimifard â  malek kab omyr ** â  â  abstract â â â  khuzestan arabic poetry in contemporary age has continued its progress and dehiscence. in spite of following old poetry, it shows the changes and renewal in the form and poetical objects and style. this poetry has been influenced by contemporary arabic poetry and its poet...

Contemporary poetry appears in a diverse range of forms and medial constellations: in spoken word events live on stage, on audio CDs – spoken by the poets themselves or by professional speakers, at times accompanied by music or beats –, in YouTube videos, as entertaining ‘poetry clips,’ as artistic poetry films in art installations in museums, public spaces or the cinema. Finally, there is a wi...

"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" shows many features associated with seventeenth-century metaphysical poetry in general, and with Donne's work in particular. Donne's contemporary, the English writer Izaak Walton, tells us the poem dates from 1611, when Donne, about to travel to France and Germany, wrote for his wife this valediction, or farewell speech. Like most poetry of Donne's time, it ...

contemporary arab poets have started to recall classic and especially religious figures in their poems to present experiences and ideologies, to rescue the poetry from reportage state and also to enhance their own poetry. the reason why they make use of these religious figures in their poetry is their potential implications and their compatibility with poet’s own current experiences. poets also...