This study concentrates on the Saudi poet Mustafa Balilah and a distinguished poem by him to shed light on some literary characteristics of contemporary Saudi Arabic poetry. It emphasizes the concept of ’homeland’ as an illustration of where modern Saudi Arabic poetry is headed. One may argue that Arabic poetry is enjoying good conditions among Arab authors, critics, and poets. By manipulating the poet’s lovely poem as a symbol of his devotion to his large realm, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the researcher expects to highlight, on the one hand, the poet’s knowledge. On the other hand, the researcher makes an effort to examine the poet’s genius in how he used the traditional Arabic language in his poem, focusing on the conception of the homeland. The study applies a critical-analytical approach to fulfill its aim by analytically evaluating the concepts of homeland through poetry.

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Dahami, Y. S. H. (2022). Home in the Poetry of Saudi Arabia Poets: Mustafa Balilah an Example of a Distinguished Arab (1). International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 8(1), 1-9. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.20469/ijhss.8.20001-1