Hossein Mohtadi

Cultural reference is the essential framework of values and beliefs shaping a worldview, crucial for interpreting literary texts like poetry. Poets draw from their cultural references to form their creative experience, which directly influences their style and language. Arabic poetry specifically reflects its society's culture, history, and heritage. The Iraqi poet Abbas Shukr exemplifies this, weaving his poetry from rich cultural sources, notably Arab and Islamic heritage. This article studies those religious and cultural references in his work. It investigates how they shaped his texts' identity and richness and examines how he used this heritage to address contemporary issues.