This study aims to explore the intellectual and aesthetic transformations that shaped contemporary Arabic poetry –specially the Iraqi- after the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a critical analytical approach, it examines poetic texts that address the intertwined notions of life, death, and human existence within the context of a global crisis. The research reveals that the pandemic shifted Iraqi poetry from collective and political expression toward philosophical reflection on survival and mortality. It also shows a linguistic transition from rhetorical emotionalism to symbolic brevity and contemplative stillness. Consequently, Iraqi poetry acquired a profound existential dimension that redefined its aesthetic and human role as a means of resisting nihilism and restoring the meaning of being.
Khudhur,A P D S H . (2026). The Arabic Poem after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections on Life, Death, and Human Existence.. Journal of Language Studies, 10(Issue 2, Part 1), 89-108. doi: 10.25130/Lang.10.2.P1.5
MLA
Khudhur,A P D S H . "The Arabic Poem after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections on Life, Death, and Human Existence.", Journal of Language Studies, 10, Issue 2, Part 1, 2026, 89-108. doi: 10.25130/Lang.10.2.P1.5
HARVARD
Khudhur A P D S H. (2026). 'The Arabic Poem after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections on Life, Death, and Human Existence.', Journal of Language Studies, 10(Issue 2, Part 1), pp. 89-108. doi: 10.25130/Lang.10.2.P1.5
CHICAGO
A P D S H Khudhur, "The Arabic Poem after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections on Life, Death, and Human Existence.," Journal of Language Studies, 10 Issue 2, Part 1 (2026): 89-108, doi: 10.25130/Lang.10.2.P1.5
VANCOUVER
Khudhur A P D S H. The Arabic Poem after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections on Life, Death, and Human Existence.. JLS. 2026;10(Issue 2, Part 1):89-108. doi: 10.25130/Lang.10.2.P1.5
