Manifestations of Creativity in the Poetry Collection “Leave Me Alone” by Issam AlFarjani

Abstract

This study aims to identify the manifestations of creativity in the poetry collection “Leave Me
Alone” by the poet Issam Al-Farjani and to reveal the various rhetorical images that contribute to
understanding the multiple artistic phenomena embedded in his poetic production and the extent
of their formation within his texts. The study relies on literary, artistic, rhetorical, and critical
sources and references, while also examining the poet’s ability to employ figurative imagery in
achieving his poetic purposes and the effectiveness of such imagery in expressing the meanings
concealed within the soul. The research adopts the descriptive-analytical approach, addressing
several levels of analysis, particularly the imagistic and rhythmic levels. The researcher concludes
that the artistic imagery effectively reflected the poet’s diverse poetic experience, making his
expression sincere and his emotions powerful. The poet also diversified between classical poetry
and free verse in equal proportion (50% each). His classical poetry was distinguished by the use of
initial rhyme (tasrī‘), which creates a musical resonance pleasing to the listener. Furthermore, he
varied the sources of his internal musicality through devices such as paronomasia (jinās), tasrī‘,
and other rhetorical techniques, thereby adding a lyrical quality to his poetry.