Recreation of Maryam’s Character in Arabic Contemporary Poetry

Applying religious figures, especially the Qur'anic ones, is one of the hallmarks of contemporary Arabic poetry. Those poets are very much inspired by these characters to indirectly convey their desired concepts.  Maryam is one of the religious codes that poets have expressed their contemporary experience in symbolic ways by her aid. In the light of the importance of the issue, the present article tries to describe how this religious code is present in the poetry of five prominent contemporary Arab poets such as Mahmoud Darwish, Badr Shakir Siab , Ezza al-Din Manasra , Abdul Wahab al - Bayati and Mamdouh Adwan in a descriptive – analytical method. Research shows that these poets had a special focus on the verse " And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee. " and tried to emphasize patience and perseverance.