Alienation the poetry of the Saudi poet Taher Zmakhshri Diwana (The Return of the Stranger) and (Expatriate

Abstract

Abstract: This research deals with the study and analysis of the phenomenon of Alienation as stated in the poetry of the Saudi poet Taher Zmakhshri, whose life witnessed events led later to his Spatial ,temporal and psychological migration.

This research will attempt to explain the impact of the reflection of these emotions and feelings in the two collections of poems, "Strange return" and "Expatriate tunes", trying to answer the following questions:

What are the reasons that lead to expatriation?

What alternatives does the expatriate employ to restore balance in his life, after being dominated by a sense of hopelessness of improved conditions?

How can poetry be a haven for expatriate?

The reason we chose these two collections of poems is that their titles include the terms expatriation and alienation together, which means that this phenomenon is clearly visible in his poetry. In addition, the introduction of his collections of poems, "Strange return" included a discussion of some of the reasons that led to his alienation, as will be seen in this research.

In order to achieve the objectives of this research, we relied on the poetic texts directly, and reading them well, to draw the reasons for the alienation of the poet, and to show the manifestations of his alienation, relying on descriptive analytical approach to describe the phenomenon of alienation as it appeared in his poetry, and analysis of the applicable models of each manifestation of his alienation.

The alienation of the poet appeared when he escaped to the past sometimes and imagination and the jungle at other times; hoping to compensate for what is missing in the present of joy and hope.