Oriental Mysticism in the Works of Konstantin Balmont, the Poet of Symbolism and Poet Laureate of the Russian Language by Marzieh Yahyapour, Masoumeh Motamednia, Janolah Karimi Motahhar

“…The four elements (fire, water, earth, and air) are the main themes of Balmont's poems. Balmont was familiar with Iranian poets such as Mawlānā, Khaghani, and Hafez, and it seems that his poems have been composed of the elements by Persian poets. …”
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Christian Felix Weiße’s Poetry in Latvian and Estonian Literature by Ave Mattheus, Pauls Daija

“… The article analyzes the translations of Christian Felix Weiße’s poems in Latvian and Estonian within the context of cultural transfer during the age of Enlightenment. …”
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Beyond representation? A material-ecocritical reading of Derek Mahon’s “eco-poetry” by Catherine CONAN

“…This article reads Derek Mahon’s latest collection of poems, Against the Clock (2018) through a theoretical framework inspired by flat ontologies, notably agential realism and object-oriented ontology. …”
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Application of metaphor as a stylistic feature âof Naser Khosrowâs poetryâ by حمید رضایی, ابراهیم ظاهری

“…The aim of this article is to review the material, âstructure, features of metaphor and tropology techniques as âthe most important element of imagination in Naser âKhowsroâs poems. Human organs, various classes of people, ânature, the world and sky are the most important elements âwhich Naser Khowsroâs uses as metaphors in his poems.â Naser Khowsro resorts to imaginary elements including âmetaphor to describe and explain his various notions and for âthis purpose he has employed abstract stipulated metaphor âwhich is easier to comprehend, more than other types of âmetaphor.â Naser Khowsro usually first employs an analogy for âtropology and in the following verses, by eliminating the âsimile or adding to it, changes analogy to metaphor another âtechnique is that he firstly expresses a subject in a verse about âa subject, person, thing or a group and in the following verse âexpresses the metaphor in relation to that subject among âmetaphors in Naser Khowsroâs poems, there are metaphors âwhich are used in conundrum, and by the descriptions âpresented by Naser Khowsro about that conundrum,ââ âfinding âthe simile is easy.â…”
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A LOOK BACK ON THE VERSE OF PHAN VĂN TRỊ AFTER 130 YEARS by Le Giang Doan

“…Phan Văn Trị was famous for his polemical poems, object poems, and pastoral poems. This article provides a brief literature review of Phan Văn Trị’s writings, describes the condition of his texts, and evaluates his poetry.…”
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Satire in the linguistic features of Ahmed Matar's and rhetorical elements of Abolghasem Halat's poetry by Mohammad Amin Ehsani Estahbanati, Enayatollah Sharifpour, Mohammad Reza Sarfi

“…Therefore, we have first analyzed Matar's poems based on the linguistic pattern of Roland Barthes's five codes and have then focused on rhetorical analysis of Halat's poems. …”
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The Role of Iranians in Emergence of Arabic Prosody by احمد امیدوار

“…In this study the issue has been examined independently and it has been concluded that many poems have been written by Iranians before the invention of Arabic prosody and they were familiar with the rules of poetic rhythms, and Khalil Ibn Ahmad either has been directly influenced by the Iranians due to the fact that there were many Farsi speakers in the places such as Basra and Khorasan where he lived in, and also because of his relationship with Iranian scientists such as Ibn Muqaffa, or he was influenced by them indirectly as it can be examined in the field of learning poem industry from Iranians, and writing poems like theirs. …”
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Fearlessness and Resistance in the Gulag: Estonian Prison Camp Poetry by Rebekka Lotman

“…The focus of this article is on the emotional depth of these poems and how they encapsulate feelings of fear and fearlessness, despair and hope, anger and sorrow, vengefulness and loathing. …”
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Persephone by Laure-Hélène ANTHONY-GERROLDT

“…This piece of creative writing is a single piece from a larger collection of poems that explores different sides of love, with a special focus on longing and waiting, but also tackling darker aspects, such as abuse and rape. …”
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Existential Anxiety in connection with Gothic Aesthetics in Forūgh Farrokhzād's Poetry by Ghodsieh Rezvanian

“…Anxiety is the main treasure of her poetry, a component that none of Forūgh Farrokhzād's poems; whether the rebellious-emotional poems of the first phase or the critical-philosophical poems of the second phase are not devoid of. …”
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Didacticism and Philosophical Tenets in Ọbasa’s Poetry by Arinpe Adejumo

“…Existing works on his poetry have explored the thematic preoccupations of his poems, as well as their forms and stylistic features. …”
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“He’d seen it in the words of Owen and Brooke”: The Influence of Great War Poetry on Post-Millennium Soldier Poets by Felix Behler

“…One of the most noteworthy indicators of this is John Jeffcock’s anthology Heroes (2011), which has collected a hundred poems written by British soldiers who fought in recent conflicts – Iraq and Afghanistan in particular. …”
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« Moments of Vision » : l'écriture de Thomas Hardy by Stéphanie Bernard

“…The equivocal quality of these works can also be found in the poems : dealing with the loss of his wife Emma, the writer hesitates between the hope to find her again and the recognition of the inevitable failure of his quest, between the illusion of a second chance and the harsh acknowledgment of facts. …”
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Owen and Sassoon Reconsidered by Cristina Pividori

“…Contemporary poets Carol Ann Duffy and Jackie Kay have selected these poems and have contributed their own pieces in response. …”
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Mohammad Taghi Qiasi and Translation of French Poetry by Mitra Raissi Dehkordi

“…Initially, the translation of forty four pieces of Paul Eluard’s poems entitled Oh Freedom by Mohammad Taghi Qiasi was published in 1978. …”
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“In Honor, as in Limb, Unmarred”: Obsession with the “Whole” Body in Herman Melville’s Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War by Vanessa Meikle Schulman

“…Melville’s obsession with the “whole” body is apparent both in his unpublished, private writing and through close readings of the poems “Donelson,” “The College Colonel,” and others. …”
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“If Jesus lived today, he would smell like smoke”: Contemporary Visions of Jesus Christ in Philip Pullman’s Novel and Tumblr Blogs by Danijela Petković

“…The interpretation of Pullman’s novel and the selected poems is placed within the context of past and current struggles over the historicity, human/divine status, and politics of Jesus Christ. …”
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Rummaging Through the Ashes: 9/11 American Poetry and the Transcultural Counterwitness by Matthew Moran

“…By drawing on current definitions of testimonial witnessing, this study returns to the attacks of September 11th to explore how two 9/11 poems, “First Writing Since (Poem on Crisis of Terror)” by Suheir Hammad and “Alabanza: In Praise of the Local 100” by Martin Espada, challenge the pervasive patriotism of mainstream journalism through acts of transcultural counterwitnessing. …”
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Walter Benjamins Ars poetica by Michel Métayer

“…Even though Walter Benjamin wrote and translated poems, his poetic endeavors are seldom mentioned. …”
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