The Poetic Experience from Vision to Theme -A Survey in Selected Poetic Samples-

Abstract

The present paper examines and analyzes samples of poetic experiences to poets who have a long span in writing modern poetry. As cases in point are the Lebanese, Egyptian, and Iraqi pioneer poets, respectively: Khalid Hawi, Ahmed Abdu-Al-mu’ti Hujazi and Isa Hassan Al-yassiri. The paper examines the poetic experience of each of the selected poets. The examination is based on the relationship between the poetic vision adopted by the poet and his poetic theme. The paper further analyzes the highly symbolic, philosophical and mythical poetic experience of the poet Khalil Al- Hawi. In this experience the theme of death and its different ratified visions is seen as a highly essential component that helps build the poet’s viewpoint and his poetic experience. Then, the paper passes through the experience of the poet, Ahmed Abd- Almu’ti Hujazi, where the specific poetic theme is connected with the argumentative relation between the city and the village . The paper further analyzes the experience of the poet, Isa Hassan Al-yassiri whose poetic experience evolved from the relationship between the poetic experience and women, a highly romantic and recurrent theme among the experiences of many poets throughout the passing ages. The paper finally examines the peculiarities of each of the three selected poets when they analyze their poems and state the relationship between the vision and the theme to be researched.