Deconstructing Death, Decay and Disturbing Content in Taufiq Raffat’s Arrival of the Monsoon

Abstract

The study is about deconstructing the central meanings of beauty, peace, romanticism, and serenity in the selected poetry of Taufiq Raffat (1927-1998). Rafat is believed to be an Asian Romantic and lover of peaceful and beautiful indigenous culture (Rafique and Farhana 25, Awan and Munawar 37, Mahrukh and Farkhanda 564). The study delves into the marginal realities and unearths the converse side of the picture by dismantling the established notions. Thus, the essay uses Derrida’s framework of deconstruction and chasses the aporia through the collection of poetry Arrival of the Monsoon. The study's objective is to break the notion that the poetry of Rafat is the serene picture of the indigenous culture full of romanticism and beautiful landscapes and imagery. The essay contends that his poetry is fraught with death, decay and disturbing content that is least romantic in subject matter. The essay concludes that Rafat’s poetry has multiple shades and is in flux, however, the spaces in the aporia are infested with disturbing contents.