Thus, to do so, the poet selects the most poignant items to drive the point home. .
Hence, in light of what has been stated above, one can confidently state that Al-Magaleh is one of the best Arab poets who have made extensive use of myth in the contemporary Arabic poetry. Although he is not the first one to use myth in poetry, Al-Magaleh is one of the pioneers who excel in using creatively myth in his poetry. As such myth gives more meaning and strength to his verse that depicts the positive and negative sides of life. .
Al-Magaleh's remarkable use of myth includes the borrowing of characters, historical episodes, expressions and allusions to stories. This is so because he subscribes to the belief that a poet should fall back on his local, regional, or even international traditions. Also there are four sources for Al-Magaleh. These are history, religion, literature, and legends "myths. He usually selects certain characters, events, or materials and puts them together to be compatible with the themes and topics he is dealing with. .
The beginning of his use of myth coincides with his co-author Abdo Othman's use of myth in the poetic collection Marib Speaks (1971). In other words, Al-Magaleh in some of his works uses a similar method as Othman's use of Spartocks in "The Prisoner and the Night." Just as Othman uses the mythical character "Spartocks" who, changes into a contemporary national hero to liberate modern Southern Yemen from the British occupation, Al-Magaleh recalls similar heroes to achieve an identical aim in the North of Yemen like Saif Dhi-Yazan.
Al-Magaleh's use of myth in particular and his poetry in general reflects his concern with issues such as the revolution, sorrow and despair, disillusionment, migration, and other relevant matters. The first issue, the revolution, being the poet's biggest dream, is believed to be the only remedy for all problems, even for the conflict between Classical and Modern Schools of poetry; that is, whether to write poetry in classical or modern form.
