Myth and its Variants in Persian Modern Poetry (Based on the Works of Ali Mousavi Garmaroudi)

Poetry and myth are intertwined and most of the poets often live in the mythological spaces for moments. Myths help poetry being prosperous and having multi-layered meaning through its symbolic expression. With the development and progress of science, the influence of myths in human societies decreased; however they have not generally lost their impact, especially in literature. So we are to find some examples of myths in the works of Ali Mousavi Garmaroudi to know what kind of myths he has used in his poems and which of them have been more confirmed by him? The studies show that Garmaroudi has used different kinds of religious and national myths in his works. He focuses on Islamic mythological figures, and among them paying attention to the characters such as prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Imam Ali (AS) and Imam Mahdi (AS) is the main theme of his poetry. Pre-Islamic mythologies and Iranian national myths stand, with a slight gap, on the second and third positions, respectively. He has even used national myths to explain ritual and religious concepts. He has sometimes recounted the past mythologies to highlight modern concepts.