To kick off our new round of open themes I have the special privilege of sharing with you one of my own poems which I recited. It’s experimental as usual, as is everything about me, using a different angle from the ordinary accustomed angle and tinkling one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs in the background sung by the sweet melodious voice of Joan Baez. Am I not exceptional, as my good friend Ric would say? Normally, people would chose an instrumental rather than a vocal because they’re afraid to be distracted either because they cannot chew and walk at the same time or they’re simply afraid the poem will fade away into the music. Well hello there fellows! This is the 21st Century and you damn well better get used to the idea of multi-tasking. Kids do it all the time with their fancy electronic gadgets while older folks like myself make a desperate effort to keep up or risk being left out. Not all of it is good though, especially if they’re driving. Keep your eyes on the road is my advice to them. Actually though to tell you the truth, I have to admit that I may have been influenced by the Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel rendition of the traditional English ballad, “Scarborough Fair,” which is really two different sets of lyrics they harmonized together with their beautiful voices. So you see I’m using the technique of contrast as they do in the other arts to enhance and highlight the form while adding more flavor to the poem. Who says poetry is boring and that he/she prefers to curl up with a good novel at nights before drifting off to Neverland has never heard or watched a slam performance on the stage. Worse yet, they’ve never heard of a group of poets called the POTCar Circle. The other thing I had in mind is the subconscious. You know everybody is cashing in on it these days like the gold rush but it’s been around with us since the beginning of time. Some students apply it in their studies while listening to music. It is used a lot also when we meditate. Marketing experts are into neuroscience to learn about our hidden ways of making decisions. If others are doing it, what’s to prevent us from doing it in poetry. After all, poetry is a living art too and we as artists have to be brave enough to take it to the next level; in Hegelian terms again, to negate the old into a synthesis of the new. Am I good at persuading or what? Let us go then you and I…
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:21:22 +0000
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