Hybrid Resonance in the Poetry of Fady Joudah

Abstract

Hybrid resonance is a defining feature that highlights the poetic prowess of Palestinian poet Fady Joudah in representing dual identities as an Arab-American that manifest in the original poetry. The paper aims to demonstrate the way that Joudah employs the mixing of rhythmic language, derived from natural and cosmological elements that express the essence of Self as divinely Other, with earthy Self or, the prevailing language to articulate a hybrid identity. The research investigates the techniques employed in his poetry, assessing their directness or indirectness, through the analysis of selected poems from various collections such as Textu (2013),), Alight (2013), The Earth on the Attic (2008) by depending on dialogism theory of Michael Bakhtin who stressed on translingustic notion, through adopting a qualitative approach with critical and textual methodologies. It concludes that Joudah utilizes integrational techniques of the upcoming codes to replicate hyphenated identities such as imagery that reflected  the Palestinian identity within a hybrid community, indirectly conveyed through linguistic discourse targeted to the American audience.