Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Poetry.
What is poetry? I ask myself that question all of the time. Is it a summer breeze blowing through the trees? Very often poetry takes on a deeper meaning. One might read something by Keats and find the symbolism and profound meaning that written poetry can convey. However, not all poetry is written. Poetry can be present in motion, in nature, in the air, and on the page. The poetry present everywhere but on the page gives rise to feelings of appreciation for things beyond the busy tumult that is life. The printed text conveys meaning and feeling. Don't the other forms of poetry do the same? I can appreciate the breeze blowing through the trees just as I can appreciate Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." Poetry in all its forms gives rise to enlightenment and the understanding of emotion. Just my two cents.
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Interesting ideas, Shirl. These other more visceral forms you speak of are uniquely personal and dependant on personal experience, don't you think? One of the distinctive qualities of a writen poem is that the author is attempting to share an insight with another--there is a line of communication opened and available. This is something the other types of poetry are hard pressed to do between two different individuals.
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