ABSTRACT
It is not uncommon in the history of modem Arabic literature to find that authors in exile produce significant literary works. One might for instance recall the influential poetry of the mahjar poets (immigrant poets) written in the Americas during the first half of this century. The mahjar poets were Lebanese and Syrians, who had left their countries because of the difficult economic situation there. As emigrants, they retained their bonds with Arab culture and generally expressed their artistic visions in the Arabic language.
