Poetry in the first place, is beyond us. In the same way that matter cannot be created or destroyed, merely transferred.....poetry—the substance of the thing, that which we are all working to translate and record in our poems—is an inexhaustible natural resource. It is of the world, of the universe, and can no more decline than can the cosmos. ..... We do not have to worry about poetry. That recognition alone is more liberating as a poet than I can possibly articulate..... .......... Poetry is the rare form of art or literature that rewards equally on the smallest level—the music of the phoneme, the word, the line—as it does on the level of the whole work. So, even if attention spans are getting shorter, poetry is still able to impart valuable experiences and lessons to readers. Poetry packs a big punch in a variety of small packages; you can get something out of a poem at almost any juncture. This is not to speak of the wealth of cool poetry that is directly wed to the internet and web-based technologies, which is a big wealth, a richness, all of which ought to be right in the wheelhouse of 21st century inclinations. Despite the popular move away from reading and the interruptions of modern living, poetry remains a really powerful way to remind people they are human and that life is beautiful and hard and worth paying real attention to. Poetry touches on that which is shared in common..... --- Eryn Green. (the author of Eruv, winner of the 2013 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize.)
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 14:36:05 +0000
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