The Conservative Poetic Direction and Its Role in the Development of Modern Libyan Poetry

Abstract

There have been innovative trends in poetry known in the history of our literature and modern criticism as the "Conservative Expressive Approach." It has been given various names such as the "Modern Calami School" and the "Revival School." Among the prominent poets of this approach in Libya are Ahmed Al-Sharif and Ahmed Al-Faqih Hassan (Al-Hafid), who have adopted this new direction and moved away from traditional poetry. These poets have taken a significant and monumental step by strengthening their connection to the ancient heritage and their poetic and literary wealth from the ages of purity. They have contrasted this with their poems that surpass the conventional style of poetry and literature that prevailed in the production of the preceding traditional school. They have expanded in meanings and melodies, reintroducing new characteristics to poetry. This includes a focus on modern Arabic forms and patterns, refining them, and adding what has been lost in industrial poetry in terms of performance language and spontaneity, and expanding into diverse meanings. For these reasons, I chose the title of the research as "The Conservative Expressive Approach and Its Role in the Advancement of Modern Libyan Poetry." In the research, I relied on the artistic approach that considers the text as both the goal and the means to uncover the contents of the poem. One of the most important results of the research is that the poets in the Conservative Expressive Approach have distanced themselves from traditional topics related to occasions, eulogies, and other styles that used to restrict and dominate their poetry. In this new period, poetry has become a means to express the truth suggested by human imagination and to convey emotions and feelings. There is now an emphasis on emotions and sensations, especially in Libyan poetry, where there is no longer room for boasting or demonstrating expressive abilities in a specific occasion.