Thursday, 13 August 2015

What is an example of a beautiful poem from Arabic poetry?

Keep in mind that, using
the cliche, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Therefore, it is very easy for
some to find beauty in things which others do not.

One of the beautiful
things about Arabic poetry is the fact that it is meant to be heard, not read. The movement of
the Arabic poetry functions as a medium. The rhyme and rhythm of the poetry creates a musical
sound.

One example of an Arabic poem which offers both a beautiful sound and
message was written by Kahlil Gibran in his book The Prophet.


Examples of the poems which speak to the musical and beautiful language of the Arabic
poet are: "Love," "Children," "Friendship," and
"Prayer."

Nothing speaks more to the importance and influence of a
poet than to be critiqued by another poet. Adrienne Rich, an American poet, wrote on the beauty
and truth presented in Arabic poetry.

Rich explains the beauty of an Arabic
poem even when it deals with the crushing aspects of war.


Poem[s] moves from invocation through rich and allusiveintosymbolic narrative, from
delicacy to machismo, from a "high" poetic tonetoand dialogue. For all its declamatory
intensity, its highly layered andtextured, requiring the many notes provided for the Anglophone
reader,as if T.S. Eliot and Amiri Baraka had spent a long night together.


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