Published by admin on 4th January 2011
Poetry is not a dead or obsolete literary medium however, it is supposed to transition with the times, and is supposed to reflect the culture of the poet, his world-view, beliefs and experiences. Poetry has a wide area of application; as long as an experience can be perceived by any of the five senses, it may the subject matter of a poem. As such, if you should look beyond the cliche topics of poetry which include: love, loss, hate, death, romance, hurt, dreams, and the spiritual aspects of life, you will be able to find an even broader spectrum of topics and interests that could constitute on of your attempts at poetry.
My lecturer for a creative writing poetry course I took, scolded me because of the Old English type of overtone that was present in the ways I expressed myself. This was especially as a result of my plight to swat and copy Shakespeare, Wordsworth and other such writers from the past with words like: thou, behold, thus, therefore. The lecturer wasted no time to remind me that they were dead, and along with them, the ways they expressed themselves in their own lifetimes.
Read the rest of this entry »
Related posts
Thread Tags:
books,
creative writing,
poetry,
poetry book,
poetry books,
publish,
words,
write poetry,
writers,
writing,
writing poetry
Published by admin on 2nd November 2010
Love Is What Not,
Love is Wonderful,
Graceful,
& More Beautiful!
Splendor, Pure & Cure,
It is the Walking dream,
Real Fantasy,
It is a Smile,
It is Tear,
Love is Warmth,
It is A pain-killer,
Read the rest of this entry »
Related posts
Published by admin on 1st October 2010
The theme in this sonnet relates to the expression of love and not sex. The articulation of love is from the poet to a young man. Unfortunately, there is a tendency, that when there is an expression of love, there are some who will apparently view such an utterance as commingling with sex-such a philosophy is apparently false. For example, parent love their children and express their love verbally and in other ways. Additionally, a dog is a man’s best friend and their loving friendship comes across in different forms. Whenever a dog catches a burglar or a Frisbee flying in midair, the man normally will hug and kiss the dog, and at times the dog will receive a special doggie biscuit as a loving sign of affection or an expression of love.
Actually, the words in the first line of the poem tell a story regarding the sense of sight as follows: “A woman’s face, with nature’s own hand painted.” This line is referring to the subject, who has a woman’s face that no one could have put on canvas; it is from God’s natural nature. Line two is an articulation regarding that of a master-mistress dichotomy of affection in the following manner: “Hast thou, the master-mistress of my passion;” This is a sort of rhetorical question about love and not sex. Here, the subject is twofold; in two different spheres-one masculine and the other feminine. Naturally, the poet has a sign of affection for the young man, who is the center of controversy in this sonnet.
Read the rest of this entry »
Related posts
