Kurdish-Arab coexistence in Iraqi contemporary poetry

" One of the best manifestations of the ego is in its relation to the other as an identifiable equivalent. This relation is basically and culturally determined by the nature of the observant ego, both dialectically and dialogically. The other serves as an inspiring stimulus that produces a desirable effect on an expressive ego which is aiming at self-expression and actively shaped by that equivalent other. This article investigates the poetic ego in its constant, variable interaction with the Kurds as reflected in the poems of contemporary Iraqi poets who showed sympathy with and support to the Kurdish cause. Exemplary poems will be chosen to depict this reciprocal relationship, shedding light on its unified representation. The article is divided into an introduction and five sections. The concept of the other and its origin, diversity of meanings, and its interdisciplinary suggestiveness are all discussed in the introduction. The five sections, on the other hand, are a study of the various depictions of the Kurds in contemporary Iraqi poetry. These depictions are shown in the Kurdish brotherhood, the commemoration of famous Kurdish figures, the celebration of the Kurdish place and festivities and their role in identity formation, and remembering its setbacks and inculcating it in the collective memory"