The duality of self and other in the experience of the poet Wahida Hussein

Abstract

   The duality of self and other is concerned with the poet’s experience based on this central duality, through which Mayman’s poetic and literary identity is formed. The self relates to the poet’s awareness of herself and her personal experiences in life, and her human feelings, as well as monologue and self-dialogue. As for the other, it is the multiplicity in images that mimic nature, space, the outside, and the environment, with which the poet interacts as a lover, friend, enemy, and all that surrounds her from the multiplicity of reality with which she is in harmony or in conflict. Herein lies the conflict and integration in visions and the exposure of personal crises in the face of reality, and that is what enriches the literary text with creativity, artistry, and poetic uniqueness.