The Poetic Space and the Presence of Dream: From Formation to Reading Significance in the Poems of Maad al-Jabouri

The dream of contemporary poetry refers to the presence of dreams as a poetic element in the structure of contemporary poetry, which contributes to the aesthetic expression of concepts and acts as a means of expression. Al-Jabouri is one of the contemporary Iraqi poets that have had an important role in the country’s poetic transformation. The most important features of his poetry are the extensive application of dream and this presence stems from his tendency to the realist approach. This research is on the theme of the dream and its manifestations in the poetry of Al-Jabouri and is based on the descriptive-analytical approach. The dream in the structural appearance in the poems of Jubouri is used in both negative and positive contexts, i.e., related to attendance and absence. On the level of absence, the dream carries signs of silence and reluctance to surrender. Whereas in the presence, it becomes the subject of the dream revolution and the dream of return or life is with warmth and euphoria or becomes the poet's way to build a paradox meaning the dream come true through his presence and loss of the same in the different scenes.