The Depiction of Global Events in Arabic Poetry in Yorubaland, Nigeria: Wars, Battles, Famines, and Epidemics as a Model

Abstract

This research examines the poetic representation of global events in Arabic poetry in Yoruba land, Nigeria, focusing on issues of wars, battles, famines, and epidemics. It aims to reveal the extent to which poets respond to these issues and how they employ poetic art to express them in eloquent Arabic that embodies beauty and creativity. The study adopts an analytical rhetorical approach, selecting representative poetic texts from the works of prominent poets in the Yoruba literary scene. These texts are analysed in terms of imagery, music, rhetoric, and emotion. The findings indicate that Arabic poets in Yoruba land express global events with aesthetic awareness, utilizing artistic mechanisms that blend classical Arabic heritage with contemporary reality, although there is variability in quality among the poets.