A Comparative Study on Oppression Themes in Parvin Etesami and Ahmad Abdolmoati Hejazi’s Poetries

Parvin Etesami is one of the famous poets of contemporary Persian poetry whose opposition to oppression and oppressors and sympathy for the deprived and oppressed are important themes of her poetry. Ahmad Abdolmoati Hejazi is also one of the pioneers of contemporary Arabic poetry and one of the most committed Egyptian poets whose poems depict the pain and sorrow of the people of his community, including their struggle against oppression. The present study attempts to research and analyze the common manifestations of oppression theme between these two poets, relying on a descriptive – analytical method. The results show that issues such as the search for a utopia free of tyranny, protesting against injustice in income distribution and heavy taxes, and criticizing homelessness in dealing with orphans and orphaned children are among the common manifestations of anti-oppression. Nevertheless, Parvin uses allegorical language, fables and ironic expressions to express her criticisms, while in Hejazi's poetry, there is no mention of far-fetched allegories and he criticizes the political and social governing situation boldly and explicitly.