Comparative study of painting elements in the poetry of Sohrab Sepehri and Suzanne Alaywan

Sohrab Sepehri, contemporary Persian poetry and Suzanne Alaywan in contemporary Arabic poetry; are among the most prominent figures whose painting elements penetrated obviously in their thoughts and poetic style. The main reason for this is issue relied on the activity of two poets in painting. The present study aims at investigating the common points among two poets based on dscriptive-analytical method and the American school of comparative literature, as well as examining the painting components of their poetry books. The result shows that the factors and elements of painting such as, writing, composition, color combination have been revealed in the poems of both poets.