هه‌ندێ لایه‌نی ئه‌فسانه‌یی‌ له‌ شیعره‌كانی (له‌تیف هه‌ڵمه‌ت)دا

Abstract

Literature of any nation cannot develop without taking advantage of its own culture and folklore. Our culture and literary folklore are precious fortune which we have to preserve and treat carefully. The return of poets from the classical to modern epoch to deal with cultural and folklore was always aiming at new and modern innovations in their poems.

Kurds, like other nations, possess a rich folklore and literary heritage which reflect and portraythe living standards of Kurds. Within the parts of folklore, legend is an important branch that poets always use it to invent a new style and theme that can draw the attention of readers toward their poems, and via using legend and legendary symbols, poets propose their hidden messages.

The poet (Halmat) has successfully dealt with legends and has gotten benefit from their symbolic figures, which draw the attention of readers toward his works. In this way, he could convey his messages and express thoughts and create statics for his poems and add a mixedflavor of both modern and folklore literature to his poems. For this purpose, he has used many of legendary person, legendary creatures and legendary actions in his poems.