الالتزام في اشعار عبدالوهاب البياتي

Commitment in Abdol Vahab Bayati's Poems

Committed literature involves poet or writer's concerns in their specific social, political and national situations . Among its features it talks about the reality of living writer, and the circumstances that surround it . There is no doubt that the value of poetry stems from the way dealing with the topics of life , particularly the crucial issues in the lives of human rights and the subject of literature and committed literature appear to refuse the idea of ​​art for art. Abdul -Wahab al-Bayati, who is one of the poets of the school of realism in Iraq began to publish poetry collections to reveal his feelings to show his devotion. His poetry is filled with the spirit of rebellion and revolution and to call for freedom and smashing past idols. In his poems he not only talks about human poverty and tragedy, but also the tragedy of all human being. Bayati believed in the role of words and its role in change and revolution and in his odes has used man myths such as Prometheus who is the symbol of rebel. In his poems he also has revived historical and popular characters. As the result this paper discusses the notion of commitment from political , religious,and social perspective.