الرياضة و الألعاب الرياضية في الشعر العربي

Abstract EN

Since the pre-Islamic era, Arab poets have shown an interest in sports poetry, as Muʻallaqāt poets competed with each other in composing poetry about equestrianism, since every knight, in their time, had to be a poet, to the extent that it is not possible to tell whether equestrianism preceded the poetry, or vice versa.

they have, as well, wrote poetry in other sports and games.

sports poetry had continued during the next Islamic periods in many sports and games, whether those were known in the pre-Islamic era or the others that were introduced into Arabs from other cultures as a result of the Islamic conquests.

although equestrianism has developed and expanded during those times, its poetry have weakened once becoming a job in the military governed by orders, laws and specializations.

consequently, knights become no longer necessarily poets, and poets no necessarily knights, and equestrianism is no longer a field for freedom, adventure, and vast imagination.

in the modern and contemporary era, sports have become more specialized and diversified, and their fields have expanded.

the same for sports poetry ..

where many poets have become specialized in one sport, and some others have become globalists writing cross-border poetry about foreign clubs and players.