A comparative view at the concept of freedom in the poetry of Ahmad Shamloo and Ahmad Matar

Ahmad Shamlou and Ahmad Matar are among the leaders in political and social poetry in Persian and Arabic literature. Freedom and liberation are among the most important themes of poetry of Shamloo and Matar. In this study, we decided to have a comparative study of the place of freedom in the poetry of these two poets and to provide a deeper understanding of it by examining the commonalities and differences. The present study is conducted based on library studies and in a descriptive manner. First, we have found examples of poems that refer to the theme of freedom in the poetry of both poets and have comparatively put them together and divided them into the following four items: 1. In longing for freedom 2. Freedom of expression and thought 3. Love of freedom 4. Freedom as humanity. In the cases mentioned, Shamloo and Matar agree on freedom and both have set the mission of poetry to achieve freedom; With the difference that the language of Shamloo poetry is not as sharp and critical as Matar.