A Comparison between Rashid Vatvat's Poem of "Eshge Botan" and Apollineire's Poem of "Save"

Abstract

Calligramme is a kind of concrete poetry that Guillaume Apollinaire (1918-1790), French poet, raised it for the first time in French literature. Calligramme in French, means calligraphy or painting of a line. In literary terms it is a poem that flows from the combination of the three kinds of arts: text, graphics and calligraphy. The arrangement of the written words and sentences in calligramme poetry is in such a way that it can create graphic image such as the image of the bird, tree, flower, sword, human face. In this article, the author has made an effort to compare a calligramme by Apollinaire called "Save" with one which is called Eshge Botan by Rashid Aldin Vatvat. The significance of the research is due to the fact that it can lead to the discovery and identification of the similarities between the two species of poetry in terms of formalism and graphics in two different countries. The results of the study indicate that the two forms of calligrammes in two countries have four formalistic common grounds: 1. the visual aspect of both poetry. 2. the content and thematic similarities. 3. a mixture of poetry and calligraphy. 4. a balanced attention to both audio and graphic aspect of the poetry.