The theme of death in Ahmed Matar's poems

This study, which examines Ahmed Matar, one of the pioneer poets of modern Arabic literature, examines the poet's poems in his divan in terms of form and content. In this context, many issues such as his life, literary personality, the content of his poems, the language and style of his poems, and the influence of the period in which he lived on his literary personality and poems have been addressed. The literature that emerged around Matar's poems has been examined in an objective and academic manner as much as possible and has been evaluated as literary material. Matar, one of the important figures of modern Arabic literature, generally addressed the political, cultural and social structure of the Middle Eastern world in his poems, and specifically his country Iraq and its general problems. This attitude led to his exile from Iraq. Matar drew the reaction of politicians because he openly exposed the problems in his own country from a critical perspective. Because there is a rebellion against the government in his poems. This attitude caused the poet to pay a great price. However, when we look at Matar's struggles, we see that no negative situation he experienced could prevent him from expressing injustice. Matar is a poet who believes that the real duty of poetry, literature and art is to express truths, and unlike other poets and writers, he does not get hung up on formal details such as the beautiful image of the poem, its rhyme, etc., and uses poetry as a tool to express feelings and thoughts. This study examines Ahmed Matar's life, literary personality and understanding of poetry, as well as his approach to death in poems in particular. Matar's poems on many subjects such as society, state, political life, freedom, peace, life and death have been the subject of various academic studies.