The images of natural setting in the Umayyad poetry

This research aims at handling the images of natural setting manifested in the Umayyad poetry , especially those reflected throughout the political and social changes of that era, leaving an obvious effect on the poet himself and subsequently on his creative production and formation of the natural setting . For the poet would take his material out of the static realities of the natural setting, being the setting that has remained intact out of man's hand and formation – which includes deserts , mountains , scenery and rivers … etc – The poet then modefies an image of the natural setting using his imagination in accordance to his sights and mentality .

Belonging to the place in the introduction of the Omayyad poem

This research studies the idea of belonging to the place in the introduction of the Omayyad poem . Belonging is a relation that involves emergence and intermingling between the poet and the place . This denotes the special presence in the poet's self according to its different dimensions . The relation of belonging has different aspect and images in the Omayyad poetry , some of which the introductions of the poems that have been , the embodiment of the poet's experiences such as hope, departure and the obssession of returning , etc. because the special belonging is not only a natural one but it is also a social one with its values , customs and traditions . Individuals and the place the interact with it form one unity which the poet belongs to and feels safety , protection and intimacy in it .