This research seeks to spot the sexual pulsion in the political poetry of Nizar Qabbani who lived imprisoned in women's closets even in his political poetry. Qabbani has let his sexual settlings, deeply hidden in his subconscious and mentality, come to the fore after being suppressed for long. Thus, his sexual pulsion, that driving force inside him, stood out clear in all his poetic purposes especially his political poetry. Sex was a manifestation of what had been settled deep within himself since childhood.
He spoke for the woman and revealed his deep understanding of her psyche. He also borrowed her voice because he considered the problem of woman relates to the whole society. Qabbani is a poet who believes in the liberation of man wherever he is; and he perceives freedom as one of the basics of beauty in life.
He criticized the dictator rulers who are absorbed in all pleasures and delights. Such rulers who abstain from Al Jihad and totally neglect their people.
For Qabbani, homeland was just like a relationship between two lovers. All Arab countries were homeland for him; Damascus, Beirut, Cairo, Bagdad, Khartoum, Kuwait, Algeria, and Abu Dhabi, among others. As he said, all these cities gave birth to him and fed him.
The research comprises an introduction, two sections and a conclusion. The introduction included the reasons behind Qabbani's sexual pulsion in his political poetry. It is divided into social influences and psychological influences. The second section presented the manifestations of the sexual pulsion in his political poetry. It mentions the repetition of words such as "sex," "breast" as well as the blending of politics with sex.
Many social and psychological factors gathered and led to the sexual pulsion in Qabbani's political poetry. His poetry proves that he did not abandon such pulsion despite his sorrows as he looks to the ontological issues through the woman's sexy body including the political issues. Thus, his poetry is characterized by his sexual pulsion and his poetic language combines the sexual pulsion with political poetry represented in resistance and homeland and Arab nationalism.
The research adopts a psychological scope in its methodology; and traces the poet's psychological characteristics. It also monitors them and their interaction with events in society and with influences in his environment. However, this research also adopts an artistic scope based on analysis, criticism and taste.