Saleh Yousify, One of The Pioneers of Romantic Poetry in Behdinan

This study examines the romantic poetry of one of the pioneers of this genre known in the area of ​​Badinan (Saleh Yousif). Saleh Yousif is taken as a model of poets of his time specifically in the area of ​​Badinan. It is the period that gathered the poets of South Kurdistan in general and the poets of the region of Badenin to especially study this new literary type of poetry called romance or doctrine of Romanticism. The living conditions and nature of life at that time were a major factor for the emergence of this poetic doctrine when the poet expressed his situation or a particular idea directly or indirectly so that the reader enjoys this type of poetry. This poetic doctrine had a special framework in terms of quality, principles and the core topics with the mentioned poet because it was related to his private life where he was composing poetry in many periods and of special events to be a model in the portrayal of these events and to gain the interest of readers to reach their goals. The importance of this study, on the one hand, is that it follows the analytical descriptive approach to include the characteristics and types of the texts of the Kurdish romantic literature. On the other hand, this research is to enrich the literature of this topic and assist researchers in the field of literature in general and the romantic doctrine in particular.