Index

Introduction: What makes poetry-poetry?

Comment: Maybe my style

Free verse

Definition of Poetry I

Definition of Poetry II (effect)

substance of a poem

The world of art in words

separate emotion

On the form of poetry

figurative language

What is confessional poetry?

poetry reading

Understanding the poets

Introduction

What makes poetry-poetry?

I find-in-my-mind-eyes, what can make splendid poetry is: irony, symbolism, resemblance, metaphor, metric arrangement, expression, confession, spontaneity, but at the end of the poem – as at the end of a day – when the reader looks back and all is said and done, they need to ask themselves, “Has it affected me?” but because? A poem must bring some kind of chill, if not, some kind of voice to the reader. Again I say, if not, go on to the next poem or page in the book, every poem may not be right for you, as every song a singer sings is not necessarily the song that influences you.

Poetry in its crudest and rarest form, and its most perverse, arises from spontaneity.

maybe my style

A comment on poetry

I prefer to join the ranks of naturalness, spontaneity, free of rhymed couplets, romanticism and passion, I leave the Elizabethans, to them. I prefer to shift a bit to the 11th century, or just before that era, when rhyme was being modernized, but not quite in place. Right there, there was a world of nature and mysteries and emotions to be written, told and stories to be transmitted and memorized: addressing the times, their cultures and heroes; and so I must take that period, with my era, and mix it with fragments and dreams, and all that stuff, and let the dead bury the dead. Let the artificial ones reproduce half the literature (they will anyway) and mine the other half. It can be hard to live in a world where critics who write mostly criticism dismiss themes, dignity, manners, this is perhaps a strong protest against all that, but poets must assert their right to represent the world, in a clear and genuine. tone, it is our duty. We are passing through, we leave what we write (infect minds, or produce health), angry citizens will always get fed up with anything, but those who do not want their pockets to be robbed, wait for us to circulate literature. which is full of floating thoughts of those things that I have already mentioned. And to these readers, and to generations to come, I write.

Free Verse: Today’s poetry often has no recognizable voice, theme, or even form. We call this Free Verse, which is the dominant form of Postmodernism; Before this, we had what was called Modernism, where we re-examined what poetry is.

Definition of Poetry I: Each poem is a story, a short story, involving density of language and intensity of imagery, or imagery (mental images); and descriptiveness, metaphors, similes (comparisons).
Effect (Poetry II definition) As a poet, you must ask yourself ‘Did I get the effect I wanted from my poetry?’ maybe you did, and if so, you’re on the right track. I mean I never ask a person this, I prefer to hear what they say about my poetry, and then I can answer the question myself.

substance of the poem

A poem has to have substance to survive…! Some of this substance is in the theme and intuition of the poem.

-When writing a poem, like everything in life, one must have a plan, a destination (where do you want to take your reader?), Again, this is part of the substance, that will come out later.

-A poem is perhaps the secret life of the poet; it may be his black twin, his self detached from him; this is usually the case. Thus, the poet and the poem become more a riddle of despair than a work of art.

The world of art in words

The world of Art, in words, has a definite meaning for me; it is a romance, produced during its stages of creation. like a book As I write it, refine it, test it, and finally victory comes: an initial and final romance has taken place. Idleness is never involved, it is a horrible sin, an enemy of the soul. Man should not be idle, if so, the ghost comes out of him, not the art.

The world of art in words

The artist appeared on earth.

from behind the sea

the sun passed over him,

shine just for a moment

to clear the path of words.

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separate emotion

If you look for the poet within the poem, look for the background he has left behind, the continuous hint of feeling, it should be everywhere, but rarely does anyone look for it, it is called separate excitement; or poetic art. Yeats uses it. If you missed the source and the beauty, and the exact edge of the poem, which is sometimes called ‘must’, go back and look it up, if you have to. I don’t use as often as I used to, and for various reasons I don’t enjoy the ordinary.

On the form of poetry

People obsess over structure, trying to pick the right form they want to use in poetry (perhaps trying to learn their style or approach in the process). I’d rather let it go and mix one idea or event with the next, lest I lose my soul trying to fit it into something it never should have been.

I try to listen to my voice, the one that speaks inside me, if I can find the silence, I will find the unassuming voice, and within that voice are the syllables, the letters, the words, the rhyme and other elements of poetry that you can want to use.

figurative language
(An example): Figurative language, meaning words used to refer to something you don’t really mean, is used here to make noise, as metaphors sometimes are.

derived echoes

I’d show you love in a handful of clouds-

Could I find the clouds and find love?

And is love what one really seeks?

The fallen angels had love from heaven

And the lust thing in its place, on earth…!

In hell one loves lust and therefore it would be

Unhappy in heaven I imagine…

Oh! Maybe the allusions are the thread we’re on

Searching…? We are living for…

We live in the age of imagined howls

…with aches and pains in mind

Fear of Death – Nymphs (Well Dressed)

School teachers serving children an erase

Light; perfect pitch, more questions than

Answer; breaking the harmonic balance!…

(Perhaps underneath all this is love.)

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What is confessional poetry?

((And why did we write it?)(3-1-2007))

What is confessional poetry? It is when you prepare for the big fall, when you dare to tell everything. Sylvia Plath, Anne Saxton, the perverted Allen Ginsberg; Robert Lowell, of whom I have several books, was a little quieter in his verse than the poets I have just mentioned. “I” or “you” is often used in confessional poetry. I find most of this poetry unflattering, and that’s why I don’t do much of it; it wasn’t meant to be. It is usually personal and autobiographical. The poet usually speaks directly to you, the reader.

When I read Plath, her confessional style seems more fantasy than fiction, but either way, it’s her soul speaking; one must forget the themes and the theme in confessional poetry, it explores certain details, processes past emotions, events, the author is actually exploring and processing the life of him in front of you.

The question has arisen: “Why write it?” and a fair question that should be answered perhaps more by a psychologist than by a poet, because sometimes one needs to be brutally honest. It seems to me that it would clear the brain and lessen the guilt. Many times, the more you write something, the less powerful it remains. A way to process your bread.

poetry reading

When reading poetry, first read it slowly, paying attention to it, as you do at dinner, then read it slowly a second time, with an open mind, third, read it again, this time, as if you were reading prose. , will now jump towards you.

Many poems are complex, and perhaps ambiguous, if they are too much for you, throw them away (unless you want to suffer for them, then you are asking for pain and you can receive it).

Get to know the poet you are reading, his story will help you understand why he writes the way he does, perhaps his mind will come clearer to yours.

Get rid of your preconceived ideas (prejudices, etc.) while you read and enjoy the experience. If you like poetry and not the poet, because of your prejudices, you have a problem.

Understanding the poets

-To understand some poetry, or poets, one must have experienced what the poet has -identical experiences-; or it must be in the form of the poet, the exceptions are from the old school of poetry: one shoe fits all (thus grasping the theme, plot, and understanding of poetry becomes much easier); of the contemporary scene, you must have the same shoe size as the poet to understand where the poet is taking you, and in poetry the poet must have a destination for the reader, lest he care (and he should).

-The poet survives perhaps because he is oblivious (or not so connected) with the world and all its compulsions (suicide is usually on the other side of this coin, if not drugs and alcohol).

-Poetry has achieved something if it makes you reflect on it…; extending this a bit further, (it seems) there will come a day (not so far in the future), when poets won’t even need to know anything about literature (most don’t today); however, poetry is (or should be) considered the highest form of literature.

-Most poets write about love and death, which are perhaps the two main ingredients (or themes) of poetry; some write about social issues, which makes bad poetry; but it is the “Beauty” that shines above all, and is often, too often, overlooked in place of self-interest, or a combination of negative, delusional, and confused thoughts, put into writing by a poet under the influence of some kind of chemical. One can enjoy the beauty that surrounds them.

Final words: We as poets must not forget, we influence people, young people in particular, and we have an obligation (if not a duty) to set a good example with the way we live and write.