This study deals with poetics of a place in Ayman's novels Al-'Utum, this studyAl'Otoum. It was presented in a preface, three Chapterschapters, and a conclusion. As for the introduction, I tried to annotate the poetics concept, the novelist place expression, and its importance to critics, after. After that, the study was divided into three chapters; each chapter included Severalseveral investigations that were discussed, and the. The first chapter has devoted the study of the place formations, which consists of four topics: The first topic is the authenticity of the place, the imaginary of place. The second topic is Thethe rural and urban place. The third topic The Siegeis the siege and Freedomfreedom of the place. The fourth topic, Lifeis life and death places. Chapter two deals with the place functions: The first topic is The Moralthe moral function of the Placeplace. The second topic is the cognitive function of the place. The third topic is the aesthetic technical function of the place. The third chapter deals with the place and the fictional structure illustrated in five sections: The first topic is the place and personality. The second topic is the place and the event. The third topic is the place and the time. The fourth topic is the place and the language. The fifth topic is the place and the vision. The conclusion includedIt concluded the most prominent findings of the study. The most remarkable findings were: the presence of prison in an outstanding way, as a place of siege was distinguished in most of his novels. Also, Al-Otoum formed his fictional language according to the place where the character belongs, and other findings. Then, Thethe conclusion was followed by the research indexes.