Manifestations of Evolution and Distinction In Persian Shi’a Poetry in the Last Three Decades

Variation and plurality of voice and thought in the conceptual network of the Shi’a poetry in the last three decades is a point that is worth being scrutinized. This type of poetry has breathed in a different atmosphere by experiencing an altered climate, taking on a more modern identity. In the present study, for the first time, the manifestations of evolution and distinction of ritual poetry in the last three decades have been investigated and analyzed. The research question is as follows: “What conceptual indices and manifestations have led to formation of the identity of today’s Shi’a poetry, and how does this evolution show itself?” The research method was of descriptive-analytical type using library sources. Here, we attempted to explore today’s Shi’a poems to extract the manifestations of modernization of this type of poetry in the sphere of conception from the related texts and explain them using examples. The study aims at introducing and explaining the modern identity of today’s Shi’a poetry and its artistic aspects, which are unknown for the scientific and academic community. The findings of the study show that today’s Shi’a poetry has become more thematic, more objective, and more promising. It has become closer to the social life and far from the stereotypic expression of the past; and the discourse of Waiting has become stronger in it.