Anxiety f existence in the poems of Ramyar Mahmood A cognative philosophical study in The Light of (Martin Heidegger) existential philosophy

Abstract

The relationship between poetry and philosophy is an ancient one. By looking to the history of philosophy, one can see that most philosophers have spoken of poetry; and vice versa, that is the same case with the history of literature: It is rare to find a poet or writer who was not influenced by a particular philosopher or school of philosophy. Critical movements also have a philosophical background and one can find sort of philosophy behind each of them. In this context, one can say that behind every good poetry there is a truth of existence: poetry is an expression of the truths of existence, or, like philosophy, it is creative thinking. Therefore, poetry is not only for entertainment and pleasure, for love and praise the beloved, but also for critical thinking: it has a cognitive and existential function, which is to search and discover the meanings of human existence. This is in case that one of the issues of human existence is anxiety and has an existential dimension, and human existence -as being in contact with others and being in the world- is a temporary one. This research aims to show that anxiety is an integral part of human existence and is widely reflected in Ramyar Mahmoud's poems, since that anxiety is related to being in the world, being with others and death.