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| Persian Poetry of Love, Mystery and God | | 2008-07-20 11:14:41 | | Love is a major theme in Persian poetry and can be interpreted in various ways - as mystic love, the basis of the relationship between human and God or as passionate or affectionate love between lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children, family and friends, or even as patriotic love for Iran.Poetry is part of the everyday life of almost every Iranian - we are continuously exposed to names such as Rudaki, Firdausi, Umar Khayyam, Sa'di, Hafiz, Maulavi Rumi, Nizami and many others. Poetry is much enjoyed by Iranians and other Persian (Farsi) speakers, who find solace and pleasure not just in the poetic language but also in the poet's philosophical and human approach to life - above all, in a mystic (sufi) view of the world, reaching truth and God through intense love and devotion.On Persian Poetic FormsGhazal: a short poem, 7-15 lines, all having the same rhyme. The last line normally include the signature of the poet. Generally resembling the sonnet and used for lyric poetry, it | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Call for Submission | Sufi Poetry Carnival | 2nd Edition: 'Knocking from Inside' | | 2008-07-15 10:57:13 | | 1. HistoryLast year end of May, Sadiq Alam and Tiel Aisha Ansari jointly hosted the 1st Edition of Online Sufi Poetry Carnival. The idea of a Blog Carnival is a collection of blog posts/ site links on a specific subject/ theme.We are happy to announce that the 2nd Online Sufi Poetry Carnival will be jointly hosted at Inspirations and Creative Thoughts, Courts of Lions and Abdur Rahman's Corner sites on August 7th, 2008.2. ThemeThe past round's theme was "Celebrating Divine Love" and this time around it is "Knocking from Inside".Sufi Dervishes are people who live at the threshold of this world and the next, between the visible world and the unseen realm. The truest and deepest expressions of sufi poetry arrive from lived experiences within and it's the ecstasy of soul that knocks from inside on the door of our external world. Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore once expressed: "the province of poetry is a private ecstasy made public."On the idea of "Knocking from Inside" Rumi says (translated by Co | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | [original poetry] frolicking amongst flowers | | 2008-07-13 16:19:54 | | Frolicking Amongst Flowers
My memories of that day are hazy
(like wisps of smoke, floating)
supplemented only by photographs.
It’s overcast and cool but nice
perfect for an outing.
My parents take me to the Cornell Plantations,
content to let me wander here and there– and everywhere.
I traipse across the grounds
trying to poke and feed fish pebbles
and chase after Monarch Butterflies
wearing myself [...] | | By: the cloudy dreamer/stacy | | |
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| Unknown poetry received by SMS | | 2008-07-05 13:59:00 | | Fallen leaves in summer, originally uploaded by le.van. Baba Bulleh Shah farmaya:Kalleyan ishq kamana okha,Kisey nu yaar banana okha,Pyar pyar te harkoi bole,Kar k pyar nibhana okha,Har koi dukhaante hus lenda,Kise da dard vadana okha,Gallan naal nai rutbey mildey,Jougi bhes vatana okha,Koi kisey di gal nai sunda,Lokaan nu samjhana okha - Bulleh Shah (?)it is hard to earn love aloneit is hard to make someone friendeveryone says "love, love"it is hard to keep after doing loveeveryone can laugh at griefsit is hard to share someone's love!Statuses are not found by boastsit is hard to put on appearance of friarno one listen to any's wordit is hard to make people understand! | | By: Sufism - Mysticism | | |
| | Saterday Soul Search : Food Poetry | | 2008-06-27 13:29:56 | | In my hopes to re-ignite my poetry writing, I try to find food pictures that will inspire me - then in a creative burst, I try to write out the thoughts that come to mind and type them out immediately. Here are some of my plated desserts shots and the words that became of them...Sugar fired ---extreme degrees render your cube like structure molten.How you boil into a yellow frenzy ---Scorching, throwing your strand like tentaclesgrasping and attachingyour hot intensityslips quietly into a more permanent existence ---Hardening , your exterior smooth,yet fragile inyour mockglass sheen.Related Posts:Soul Search : Saturday Food PoetryPoetry of BakingPoetry : The Long Ferment | Blogs That Flickr | Renaissance Culinaire | plated desserts | food poetry | baking poetry | sugar garnish | dessert | spun+sugar | photoblog | flickr |
| | By: Renaissance Culinaire | | |
| | A New Feature at Amerikan Turk: Poetry by Orhan Altinbasak | | 2008-06-25 21:41:00 | | Yes lately this blog is about as popular as visiting your oral surgeaon or proctologist, and for this I'm regretful. The past 30 days have sucked balls.. all of my regular readers will tell you. But I'm turning over a new leaf. While in Turkey last month, I met with my Father's eldest brother Orhan, who is an accomplished poet, singer and song writer. He has self-published two books of poetry and until now, I was hesitant to share his work with you, my readers. Well, as luck would have it, he is thrilled with the idea of having a regular contribution here which includes one of his poems. The frequency is up in the air, but let's begin with one and then I'll play it by ear. Before I begin though- I need to figure out how to post these poems using the Turkish Alphabet. It might require me to type them out in Word, then copy/paste them into blogger. I'll try it out shortly. Many thanks. | | By: Amerikan Turk | | |
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| Soul Search : Saturday Food Poetry | | 2008-06-02 13:22:36 | | In an effort to reawaken my poetry writing, I will be featuring a food photo that inspires me, then let the words that stem from that image fall onto the page. Enjoy! Comments welcomed and appreciated.Thanks ericmcgregor for use of this photo.Muscular and artistic hands -weaving the magic we call presentation.I see the art,fashioned of edible sculpture.Your formulationsaretheholy scripture.you are profit of the palate,toyourunwavering congregation.cutouts of cake, bases;the pulpitfromwhichyou preachyour decadent wisdom.Dripping, oozingthinning sauces.Prepping, squeezing;till heavenly visionsare realized.Tuiles, chocolate decorations;An offeringof snap,of crispy symmetry;Oh lovely visual revelations.Is it enough to paint those lines,to chase perfectionto gainculinaryholy ground?Amber © April 26 2008. My poetry. All rights reserved. No copies or reproductions shall be made without my permission. | Blogs That Flickr | Renaissance Culinaire | food poetry | food photography | internet | | | By: Renaissance Culinaire | | |
| | Poetry - Humanity I Love You | | 2008-05-31 22:53:00 | | Humanity i love youbecause you would rather black the boots ofsuccess than enquire whose soul dangles from hiswatch-chain which would be embarrassing for bothparties and because youunflinchingly applaud allsongs containing the words country home andmother when sung at the old howardHumanity i love you becausewhen you're hard up you pawn yourintelligence to buy a drink and whenyou're flush pride keepsyou from the pawn shop andbecause you are continually committingnuisances but moreespecially in your own houseHumanity i love you because youare perpetually putting the secret oflife in your pants and forgettingit's there and sitting downon itand because you areforever making poems in the lapof death Humanityi hate youE.E. CummingsWikipediaSubscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner
| | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | poetry | | 2008-05-30 13:12:01 | | kash hum samjh letay,
manzilon ki chahat main!
rasta badlny se,
fasla nahi ght’ta,
do ghari ki qurbat main…
char pal ki chahat main.
Loog, loog rehty hain,
kafila nahi bnta,
hath main diya le kar,
hont pe dua le kar,
manzilon ki janib ko..
chel b dain tu kya hoga???
khahishon k jungle main,
itni bheer hoti hai,
k umer ki musafit main,
rasta nahi milta,
kafila nahi milta,
hamsafr nahi [...] | | By: Lovely sms | Funny sms | Friendship sms | | |
| | Sunday Poetry | | 2008-05-24 22:42:00 | | CAGED BIRDA free bird leapson the back of the windand floats downstreamtill the current endsand dips his wingin the orange sun raysand dares to claim the sky.But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cagecan seldom see throughhis bars of ragehis wings are clipped andhis feet are tiedso he opens his throat to sing.The caged bird singswith a fearful trillof things unknownbut longed for stilland his tune is heardon the distant hillfor the caged birdsings of freedom.The free bird thinks of another breezeand the trade winds soft through the sighing treesand the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawnand he names the sky his own.But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreamshis shadow shouts on a nightmare screamhis wings are clipped and his feet are tiedso he opens his throat to sing.The caged bird singswith a fearful trillof things unknownbut longed for stilland his tune is heardon the distant hillfor the caged birdsings of freedom.Maya Angelou Official SiteSubscribe to RSS headline updates fr | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Many Writing Scams Internet like Enter Poems in Contests Book Poetry then Sell you Your Books | | 2008-05-23 07:14:53 | | I have written all my life with that I have come across so many writing offers and scams on the internet. What I have learned so many writing frauds or scams out there it is so sad and heart breaking. The one I see the most for being a major misleading offer is poetry contests that I don’t think it is even a contest to begin with. I even fell for it when I was a teenager. I entered my poem in the contest then weeks later a letter in the mail saying my writing was so good they are going to publ | | By: My Outlook on Everything Blog | | |
| | Serendipity Poetry | | 2008-05-21 13:13:00 | | Sudden wordsfrom my daily life, my mind's eye,words gifted to meleaping onto the pagesharing serendipity,beauty, thoughtsinto the ether,as they comesaved digits characterscaptured as they flyinto my mindMay 21, 2008 | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
| | César Vallejo: The Complete Poetry | | 2008-05-14 18:25:01 | | Eric Ormsby reviews César Vallejo's The Complete Poetry.
Vallejo did to the Spanish language what earthquakes did to Spanish masonry. He sent it flying, exploding verbs, twisting nouns, subverting New World Castilian with slang, neologisms, and fragments of Quechua, the indigenous language of the northern Andean region, where he was born March 16, 1892. His poems pulverized Spanish, then | | By: SPLALit - Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American | | |
| | On Poetry | | 2008-05-11 10:53:57 | | Poetry is useless. Language, communication, investigation, beauty, are all crammed into one futile thing, after all, in comparison to essential needs.Their usefulness is extremely arbitrary, erratic, ambiguous.i have begun to feel detached from academics, essays on literature, even writing, as I hate to see me in a flow, a flood of self-centered aesthetic jaded characters. Then of course, I go to see a concert and the power of art is clear and self-evident, its function too, however hard it be t | | By: Wholefreakingstocks | | |
| | Sunday's Poetry Corner | | 2008-05-10 22:57:00 | | In Memory of Anyone Unknown to MeAt this particular time I have no oneParticular person to grieve for, though there mustBe many, many unknown ones going to dustSlowly, not remembered for what they have doneOr left undone. For these, then, I will grieveBeing impartial, unable to deceive.How they lived, or died, is quite unknown,And, by that fact gives my grief purity--An important person quite apart from meOr one obscure who drifted down alone.Both or all I remember, have a place.For these I never encountered face to face.Sentiment will creep in. I cast it outWishing to give these classical repose,No epitaph, no poppy and no roseFrom me, and certainly no wish to learn aboutThe way they lived or died. In earth or fireThey are gone. Simply because they were human, I admire.Elizabeth JenningsArticle about the writerSubscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner
| | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | TOILET POETRY FOR A BED IN THE SKY WITH... | | 2008-05-10 15:38:00 | | TOILET POETRY FOR A BED IN THE SKY WITH DIAMOND
Poesiola dei fachiri con i piedi puzzolenti
Eccoli, arrivano
i poeti del vasino.
Vengon solo di notte
con in mano il lumicino.
Son portatori
Di...Leggi ancora | Pubblicato da ettorebilbo | Commenti
Tags: toilet poetry
| | By: The Cats Will Know | | |
| | Poetry Where You Live | | 2008-05-07 12:42:00 | | There is poetry where you livein the real-time, living of our liveslittle bits of grace, of beauty, of magicmoments, images, sensory collisionsstopping to notice them,to really see them, the hula skirt oak blossoms,after they have shed their pollen,the snow of parmesan cheese on my spaghetti,the wedding bouquet of nascent lilacsthe laugh of our girls, the smile of my wifewhen I come in the doorthe tied-dyed sunset of the other nighttrying to think of the cascade of colorthe cacophony of the birds in the bushes out frontthe story of a gift of grace on the radioSlow down, look around, and see the poetry where you live tooMay 7, 2008 | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
| | Sunday's Poetry Post | | 2008-05-03 21:22:00 | | ALONEFrom childhood's hour I have not beenAs others were; I have not seenAs others saw; I could not bringMy passions from a common spring.From the same source I have not takenMy sorrow; I could not awakenMy heart to joy at the same tone;And all I loved, I loved alone.Then- in my childhood, in the dawnOf a most stormy life- was drawnFrom every depth of good and illThe mystery which binds me still:From the torrent, or the fountain,From the red cliff of the mountain,From the sun that round me rolledIn its autumn tint of gold,From the lightning in the skyAs it passed me flying by,From the thunder and the storm,And the cloud that took the form(When the rest of Heaven was blue)Of a demon in my view. Edgar Allan PoeLink: Edgar Allan Poe Society of BaltimoreSubscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner
| | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | | Poetry contest - I got honorable mention | | 2008-04-29 07:00:46 | | Every now and then something happens which brings different pieces of my life together. A couple of months ago I went to the Springfield Library to hear poet Martin Espada read-- always a treat-- and while I was there I found out that the library was having a poetry contest for Western Mass. poets. Without much thought or expectation, I picked a poem and sent it in. Lo and behold, I got honorable mention; yesterday the poets read their chosen works to a small band of other poets and friends at the library..I was honored to get some kind and encouraging words from Magdelena Gomez, a poet whose work I admire very much. I was relieved also that people seemed to think the poem was better than I thought it was.It's been years since I seriously thought of trying to get my poems published-- but I still write, and I still get pleasure from modeling words like clay to a desired effect. Most of my poems are much smaller than the one I submitted, more precise and not overtly political. But | | By: Michaelann Land | | |
| | Poetry by Astronomy | | 2008-04-19 17:35:00 | | On my middle aged quest to find meaning, I turned to astronomy.The heavenly blue skies ended where the emptiness of space started. There lies my physical limitations and started jumpstarting my imaginations. Where will we be in the distant future? Can we travel to distant galaxies and still find meaning?I didn’t find meaning but I did found ethereal beauty, the indescribable beauty of the heavenly bodies. Be it a mindful creation of a magnanimous being, an unbelievable accident caused by mere chance, or a billion year process of evolution, I simply don’t care. Sometimes, you don’t have to know the exact reason to admire something exquisitely beautiful.I watched as billions of particles try to enter the atmosphere. I could see some atoms bounced to travel back to where it came from… back to the emptiness within. I saw how one massive black hole swagger its might, walloping all the stars and galaxies into oblivion, sucking them all past event horizon… only to spit them all out | | By: Literary Exex | | |
| | | | | | | Maybe The Poetry Of Alfred, Lord Tennyson Can Help | | 2008-04-08 21:18:00 | | Want to lift you spirits? Well how about this - let’s learn to jot down some poetry - poetry can really bring a dull mind up and help one see life from a whole new spectrum. Most of you reading this think you would only be wasting thy precious time reading poems and writing poetry - I beg to differ. Alfred Tennyson, Robert Bly, David Thoreau, William Blake, Emily Dickinson, James Joyce, Joanna Baillie - all great poets who found great dimensions in the use of the written word. These poetry lovers and many more just like them, see here: all about poets, thought man could, and can see more into his existence by expressing himself through the written word. Go there and find wonderful poets and consciousness-raising poetry that I’m sure will enlighten your mental state. Words can hurt - but they can also heal. Poetry is founded not just on the the abilty to rhyme words, that’s not the sole reason or foundation for the creation of poetry. A poet attempts to convey his or her inner p | | By: Glendell's Art And Music | | |
| | | 04/03/08 HEAD-LINES (msnbc - poetry) | | 2008-04-03 13:14:00 | | (A Poetic Justice Photomontage)China jails outspoken activist over Tibet viewsDissident jailed for using tongueShackled of seditious idiomsU.S. speechlessAl-Sadr calls for million-Iraqi rally against U.S.One million liberated flora marchingTo our one hundred forty thousandMore than enough blooms At least eight killed in Pennsylvania house fireWhen the heat of raging fire’s so intenseOne house will be consumed, resoluteOnly numbers remain ATA discontinues flights, files for bankruptcySeeing this I thought I’d been asleepThe god-awful roar of the recent pastStagnant oil rigsNATO backs Bush’s European missile shieldAgain with the ideas shielding pragmatismRoar of incoming freedom hatersHiss of outbound liberatorsChinese spying on the rise, U.S. saysShady secrets have a hard time sleepingWhen carried in official satchelsOver the sea © 2008 mrp/tpm http://www.relaywave.com/pingRelayWave.php
| | By: Poetic Justice (Dont burn the flag. Wash it!) | | |
| | Mar. 21 - World Poetry Day / Dia Mundial da Poesia | | 2008-03-20 20:18:00 | | World Poetry Day is commemorated on March 21. This day was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, as the UNESCO session declaring the day says, to "give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements."«The year 2008 is of particular significance for poetry. Indeed, the United Nations has proclaimed it International Year of Languages. Languages are the very material of poetry constituting the substance out of which poems are made. For poets, this year is therefore the occasion to reflect and act on the extraordinary richness that linguistic diversity offers for their art.» Read here the Message from Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Poetry Day,21 March 2008
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| | A Break For Poetry | | 2008-03-16 11:23:00 | | My world is dark and full of painA tragic epic with nothing to gainThe endless battles and numerous pleasI am unable to bury my broken dreamsNo matter how hard I try to beI can not handle another tragedyThe fight for happiness is almost lostMaybe I will win but at what costTomorrow is yet another new dayBut the sun is down and the sky is greyI can not wait to be happy againMaybe it will cure my heart of painPlease someone help me from this nightmareI need to escape show me with careGrab my hand and pull as hard as you canOr else I will go down as a broken man- I wrote this one about ten years ago.Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner
| | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Poetry Puzzle, week of March 9, part 2 | | 2008-03-13 06:43:44 | | Starting in March, the World of Words by Elias Tobias is beginning a new opportunity for its readers to be a part of the program in a fun way. Poetry Puzzles is a bi-weekly game with the simple object of finding the missing words of poems already on the Web blog, much like finding [...] | | By: World of World by Elias Tobias | | |
| | TOILET POETRY IN A GANZO... | | 2008-03-12 19:15:04 | | TOILET POETRY IN A GANZO WORLD
Anacronismi dei poeti del vasino
Toilet poetry
Dei poeti del vasino
Del volgare che s’arriccia
Ammiccante d’energia
Di soprusi e fantasie
Di lentezza...Leggi ancora | Pubblicato da ettorebilbo | Commenti (3)
Tags: toilet poetry
| | By: The Cats Will Know | | |
| | Poetry Puzzle, week of March 9, part 1 | | 2008-03-09 11:43:20 | | Starting in March, the World of Words by Elias Tobias is beginning a new opportunity for its readers to be a part of the program in a fun way. Poetry Puzzles is a bi-weekly game with the simple object of finding the missing words of poems already on the Web blog, much like finding the [...] | | By: World of World by Elias Tobias | | |
| | Poetry Puzzle, week of March 2, part 2 | | 2008-03-06 17:02:26 | | Starting in March, the World of Words by Elias Tobias is beginning a new opportunity for its readers to be a part of the program in a fun way. Poetry Puzzles is a bi-weekly game with the simple object of finding the missing words of poems already on the Web blog, much like [...] | | By: World of World by Elias Tobias | | |
| | Poetry Puzzle Contest | | 2008-03-05 08:52:02 | | Starting in March, the World of Words by Elias Tobias is beginning a new opportunity for its readers to be a part of the program in a fun way. Poetry Puzzles is a bi-weekly game with the simple object of finding the missing words of poems already on the Web blog, much like finding [...] | | By: World of World by Elias Tobias | | |
| | Weather Poetry - by one of the WMUR Meteorologists | | 2008-02-17 12:41:00 | | Printed off the WMUR website (http://www.wmur.com/weather/index.html) 12/15/07 at 15:35“A Sloppy Sunday Storm!A major winter storm has marked New Hampshire for its path of wint’ry weather Sunday. Unlike Thursday’s storm, Arctic air will not be able to hold the day completely, and a mélange of nasty weather parfait will fall across the Granite State.†| | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
| | Poetry is my Therapy | | 2008-01-19 00:00:00 | | Poetry is my oulet
for saying what I can't out loud,
It's my therapy
my feelings and words
written or typed
my psychtrist,
that doesn't charge me
$150 an hour
and you undermine me?
Make fun of, afraid
afraid I'm writing about you
Yes, some are
and I purge myself
this way, because I
can't do it to your face
you don't listen
you don't want to listen
so I write with pen,
or type on this keyboard
beacause they won't
tell me my feelings are wrong,
they won't tell me my pain is imaginery
and they won't tell me my frustration
is ill founded
so I write, or type
until I am empty
empty of anger, empty of hurt
empty of frustration
until tomarrow...
when you have filled me up
yet again.... | | By: GotPoetry - News for Poets. Place to Write. | | |
| | Packers Poetry | | 2008-01-08 14:36:50 | | As I may have mentioned, TubaPants comes at you from the frozen tundra of Northeast Wisconsin. And, like it or not, the Green Bay Packers are more than just our team, they are a way of life for many. Open the phone book, and you’ll be dumbfounded by the number of businesses that [...] | | By: TubaPants | | |
| | Poetry: ( Listen.. ) | | 2007-12-23 16:45:00 | | Photo source: Choobi (juee) bridge by alirezanajafianwhat is your name?where do you live?why do you rebuke them..by hiding yourselflet me see thee..let me run and fly dust in the deserts..are you love..or beloved !(c) afterwind | | By: Sufism - Mysticism | | |
| | Poetry Shoes | | 2007-12-23 00:00:00 | | It was an ordinary day
( by which I mean to say
it was as beautiful
as every other day)
when I walked up to the edge
of the roof
of the twenty story
Bank Of America building
and stepped off.
Since I had my poetry shoes on
I wasn't worried --
in those things I can do anything.
I sauntered along,
high over Tenth Street,
twenty stories above the people below,
sustained by sestinas and clouds of clerihews,
and the wind in my hair and my face
(and even the small gusts that would sneak up
the legs of my pants) felt as cool
as anything you might see in a fashion magazine --
"gonna have to use that line in a poem sometime," I told myself --
and by chance I looked up and I saw
I wasn't alone. There were people everywhere!
People stepping out from their offices,
people who'd snuck up to the rooftops on breaks,
people who'd slipped on their poetry shoes
to rise above it all,
just to get through their rotten days --
by which I mean
their ordinary days.
We all need a way to soar.
Every | | By: GotPoetry - News for Poets. Place to Write. | | |
| | | Status poetry | | 2007-12-14 17:18:51 | | As anyone who’s anyone is probably already aware, Facebook recently removed the obligatory “is” from their status feature, leaving it as only a suggestion for future status updates and compelling dedicated Facebook users to rethink the way they have been composing status updates since the feature was introduced.
This makes it an appropriate time to post [...] | | By: Circadian Rhythms | | |
| | Poetry in Images at Instituto Cervantes | | 2007-12-04 14:09:48 | | Poetry in Images
at
Instituto Cervantes Manila
9:00am to 8:00pm
December 5, 2007 to January 26, 2008
This poetry and photography exhibit takes us on a tour through Chile, a country whose geographical beauty has provided much inspiration to its poets.
From the northern to the southern part of the country, through words and images, Chilean artists give viewers a [...] | | By: Shutter Box Philippines - Digital Photography and | | |
| | Lost Beat Poetry | | 2007-12-03 16:52:00 | | Ron Cervero has posted one of my poems on his site, Lost Beat Poetry, at http://www.lostbeatpoetry.blogspot.com/. Check it out when you can. | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
| | Ouça e leia poesia em inglês no The Poetry Archive | | 2007-10-29 11:23:34 | | O The Poetry Archive é a maior coleção online de poemas em Inglês, lá você poderá ouvir os poemas na voz dos autores. Um excelente recurso tanto para professores quanto para alunos.
Na seção For Teacher, os professores vão encontrar planos de ensino e atividades para sala de aula. Cada atividade é feita baseada em um [...] | | By: English Experts :: English Tips | | |
| | The Complete Poetry - César Vallejo | | 2007-10-26 19:08:12 | | John Timpane reviews César Vallejo's Complete Poetry.
What a year was 1922. That year, T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Waste Land” was published. So was James Joyce’s “Ulysses.” So was Jean Toomer’s “Cane.” Whatever “modernism” means, 1922 was one of its peaks.
Also that year, a poet from Peru published a book called “Trilce”—to complete silence at home and abroad. Too different, a departure too far. | | By: SPLALit - Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American | | |
| | Poetry: Abu Said Ibn Abil Khair | | 2007-10-23 06:40:00 | | Sufi Poetry about “Love with Allah, the One God”.Abu-Said Ibn Abil-Kheir (967 - 1049)ابوسعید ابن ِابی الخیرصوفی شاعر ابو سعید ابی الخیر کے کلام کا انگریزی ترجمہ، جس کا مزید انگریزی سے اردو میں ترجمہ کیا گیا ہے۔اردو ترجمے میں خامیاں اور نقائص متوقع ہیںطارق رشید -- Thanks to Poetry Chaikhana for providing us access to the concerned material.-- from Nobody, Son of Nobody: Poems of Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir, Translated by Vraje Abramian, at Amazon.com-- from The Mystics of Islam, by Reynold A. Nicholson, at Amazon.com-- from The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry, Translated by Peter Lamborn Wilson / Translated by Nasrollah Pourjavady, at Amazon.com-- Translated into Urdu by Muhammad Tariq Rasheed Qamar Chauhan___________________________________________________________Though burning has become an old habit for this heart,I d | | By: Sufism - Mysticism | | |
| | Poetry: Say truth & break heart | | 2007-10-13 10:18:00 | | Flickr picture originally uploaded by Lady Vervaine(Says the Beloved - of world)you asked me, "dear, what it is?"then listen!i say, take it as a gameand play it freelytake it easy'tis game or novel, or whatever?i dont know myself what it isyou call it whatever you want. (Lover says)(Let the Heart be broken..say that what is truth)your answer may hurt mebut it will set my soul freewhen i asked the truthyou said "call it wahtever you want"even you dont know what you want yourself!you love the present, keep engoying the feelingsyou wana keep everything unclearyou dont want to know or discussbecause you fear the futureTruth is always truthdon't call it whatever you wantcall it what it really isThe heart, If you dont wantLet it go offsay the truthSay that what is truth andLet the Heart be broken..Let it be filled with the light of truth .(C) afterwindFlickr picture originally uploaded by maggiesworld | | By: Sufism - Mysticism | | |
| | Real Talk With April Sims and The Poetry Man | | 2007-10-03 12:57:00 | | TONIGHTWednesday, October 3, 2007(7p - 8p EST)on April Sims A & E RadioReal Talk with April Sims and The Poetry Manwww.blogtalkradio.com/aprilsimsOur invited guests are Sistah Joy, Beverly Mahone, April Blount and Lisa Sullivan. Tonight we will be discussing events that are taking place today in the world; your world. Please feel free to call 718-508-9921 during show hours to chime in on the discussion.We will also have a chatroom open during show hours for you to partake in the discussion. | | By: April Sims A & E | | |
| | New Poetry Book - Color My World | | 2007-10-03 09:36:33 | |
New Poetry Book - Color My World
While I had my old Web site, I put together a book in
2002 using a pamphlet program, and the book ended up
being 20 pages on a 8 x 5 1/2 size paper. I had other types
of collections, some of which appear on this Web blog, such
as Love Notes, 100% [...] | | By: World of World by Elias Tobias | | |
| | Poetry: seperation | | 2007-10-02 11:40:00 | | Photo credit: flickr (originally uploaded by briantmurphy.)Nothing but burning sobs and tears tonight.No way out and no patience left.Last night our hearts had a moment together,I suppose this is how I have to pay for it!- Abu-Said Abil-KheirSource:Nobody, Son of Nobody: Poems of Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir, Translated by Vraje Abramianalso thanks to: http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/A/AbilKheirAbu/ | | By: Sufism - Mysticism | | |
| | Poetry: Total sum of our life.. | | 2007-10-02 06:24:00 | | Photo Credit: Summer leaves, originally uploaded by helpcraft. The sum total of our life is a breathspent in the company of the Beloved.- Abu-Said Abil-KheirSource:Nobody, Son of Nobody: Poems of Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir, Translated by Vraje Abramianalso thanks to: http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/A/AbilKheirAbu/ | | By: Sufism - Mysticism | | |
| | Rumi Reader | Books on Rumi's Poetry, Love and illumination | | 2007-10-01 06:09:58 | | Commemorating the 800th Birthday of Rumi, one of the greatest mystic, philosopher and poet of all time here is a selection of best acknowledged books on Rumi - of not only poetry but also about journey with his mystical sufi master, Shams a Tabriz. For those who wish to understand Rumi better, reading about Shams a Tabriz is essential because its under him Rumi became Rumi. RUMI: The Pocket Reader by Kabir Helminski - the Shaikh of the Mevlevi Order- contains handpicked gems of Rumi’s love and wisdom in poetry and prose, and will easily fit into the smallest pocket book. Flip through it gently and it will faithfully open itself out to a page that has the right lesson for you for that moment, no matter where you are.The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks and John Moyne is a medium sized, excellent collection of poems carefully selected and translated. This book is great for anyone who wants to begin to understand the length and breadth of Rumi’s poetry – how he has covered all aspects of life – in his profound poetry. It’s also a great introduction to Coleman Barks’ original way of translating Rumi.Hidden Music by Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin is a hard bound medium sized book exquisite in art and text- every page has a work of art and a corresponding poem in Persian script, with the accompanying translation. It covers the very delicate themes of love, surrender, grace, and beauty, so unique to Rumi.The Way of Love by Nigel Watts is a brilliant attempt at presenting the awe inspiring story of Rumi and Shams, and the multi dimensional student-teacher relationship. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the spiritual journey of Rumi, and gain inspiration from none other than the master of love and mysticism.The Illuminated Rumi by Micheal Green and Coleman Barks is an exquisite coffee table book that marries the art by Michael Green with the poetry of Rumi as translated by Coleman Barks, and takes us beyond our limited imagination, into a realm of wonder and awe.Me & Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-I Tabrizi translated by William Chittick is the story of the wild man called Shams who is responsible for the transformation of Rumi and therefore, for all the volumes of letters, stories, table talks, and poetry that have come forth and presented themselves to millions of seekers across the world. Like Shams, this book is intense and often difficult to understand through just mere intellect.:: Thanks to my dear dear friend (who wishes to be anonymous) for helping with this compilation. May she always remain under the loving glance of Beloved. | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Artist Share: Creative Writing/Poetry this Saturday | | 2007-09-21 20:05:00 | | The monthly "Artists Share" takes place tomorrow at the Reg Studio Theatre. I plan to go and read something I had posted earlier this year.If you've written something lately that you'd like to share, and get other people's opinion on then I encourage you stop by tomorrow between 2 and 4pm. It's a free event!Westminster Presbyterian Church and the Arts Council for Chautauqua County are partnering in the encouragement and support of local artists. Please join us once a month in sharing and supporting the local art community by meeting at the Reg Studio Theater - 108 East Third Street, Jamestown.Artists Shares will provide those interested an opportunity to share ideas and projects, to show off their work and to enjoy interaction and conversation with fellow artists. No Door Charge. Meeting time: 2 to 4pm. Themes for upcoming Saturday Share Meetings are as follows:September 22: Creative writing/poetryOctober 20: Visual ArtNovember 10: Creative Art WorkshopDecember 15: Acoustic Music SharePlease contact Tara Eastman at eastman_tara@yahoo.com for more details | | By: In Java, Literally... | | |
| | Scared Straight Talk With April Sims and The Poetry Man | | 2007-09-19 11:17:00 | | TONIGHT(7p - 8p EST)onAPRIL SIMS A & E RADIOwww.blogtalkradio.com/aprilsimsSCARED STRAIGHT TALKwith April Sims and The Poetry ManDo you know the difference between a jail and penitentiary?Do you think you have what it takes to survive in either one?Well, think again as your hosts April Sims and The Poetry Man, along with guests J.R. Parker and Anna, will discuss scared straight.After the show we hope you will give up the notion of surviving in either one.*Engage with us in the chatroom (during the hours of 7p - 8p EST) | | By: April Sims A & E | | |
| | César Vallejo - The Complete Poetry | | 2007-09-03 16:26:09 | | John Timpane reviews César Vallejo's The Complete Poetry.
What a year was 1922. That year, T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land was published. So was James Joyce's Ulysses. So was Jean Toomer's Cane. Whatever "modernism" means, 1922 was one of its peaks.
Also that year, a poet from Peru published a book called Trilce - to complete silence at home and abroad. Too different, a departure too far.
The | | By: SPLALit - Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American | | |
| | | Poetry Content, Writing Poetry, Books | | 2007-08-16 15:37:08 | | Poetry ContentConsider Writing Poetry As Content For Your Blogs And Revenue Sharing Websites. You Could Also Monetize Your Blogs With Your Own Products From Custom Products Websites Like CafePress. You Can Add Your Own Poetry And Images To Products And Sell Them With A CafePress Store. Free Membership And Upgradeswww.CafePress.com/FreeJobsAtHomeYou Could Also Sell Your Poems In Greeting Cards, Songs, Art, Photographs, Posters And Calendars. Here Are Some Books About Writing Poetry.Books About Writing Poetry | | By: Free Jobs At Home Blog | | |
| | Free Poetry Poster | | 2007-08-07 04:22:37 | | How would you like to get something to dress up your laptop or your desktop computer? The answer is a free poetry poster with one of my favorite poems, “If,” illustrated by one of my wildflower photos taken in Texas. Use the poster for wallpaper or the screensaver. You can print it and frame it, [...] | | By: World of World by Elias Tobias | | |
| | Forward Poetry Prize shortlist unveiled | | 2007-07-17 07:43:22 | | Shortlist for the 2007 Forward Poetry Prize has been announced. The literary prize, created in 1991 to promote contemporary poetry, is Britain’s richest and arguably most sought-after poetry prize.
This year, which the chairman of the Forward Arts Foundation described as “exciting … with new poets being shortlisted alongside some of the most respected of their [...] | | By: The Burnt Ones: Literary Awards News | | |
| | Poetry: Democracy died today | | 2007-07-10 15:25:07 | |
I thought I’d bring this poem back from retirement to remind us of what happened almost 4 years ago during the Presidential elections. It also speaks to the types of injustice going on all around the world today, as we still battle in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places around the world.
Hopefully, this will encourage people to step up and do the right thing - to give peace and harmony a chance - and allow democracy to bloom again with life.
Democracy died today
We want to give freedom to others
yet people are still enslaved here
the binds may not be around our ankles
but they are still there… on our minds.
Democracy died today.
Millions went to the polls
waited hours upon hours to vote
in the sun, the rain
still to be disenfranchised.
Democracy died today.
Did the solider in Iraq have his ballot counted
Or the citizens working in Afghanistan
Why are the Iraqis laughing about
our version of democracy when
Democracy died today.
Blackwell choked the system
so that his boy c | | By: thepinkc | | |
| | Poetry of "Pir Meher Ali Shah" :
(ABOUT LOVE FOR... | | 2007-07-09 14:33:00 | | Poetry of "Pir Meher Ali Shah" : (ABOUT LOVE FOR GOD) Translation:The wine of (Allah's) Unity was bestowed (as a favour) upon those who were intoxicated by the memory of 'alast' (Am I not?)[The reference here is to the Covenant mentioned in Ayah 172 of Surah VII of the Holy Quran, according to which Allah brought forth the posterity of the children of Adam from their backs on the Day of Creation and made them testify about themselves, saying: "Am I not your Lord?" They said: "Yea (Thou Art)! We testify].When I started reeling about in intoxication, my rivals appropriated this intoxication from me.The Image of Truth (i.e., God) appeared in the world of 'imkaan', i.e., "Possibility"; The universe was brought into submission through that Image.With the love of Him except Whom none else exists (in real terms), Were the beginning and the end (of the universe) signaled. (ABOUT LOVE FOR THE LAST PROPHET MUHAMMAD- Be Peace Upon Him)Translation:Why is it that the yearning for the Loved On | | By: Sufism - Mysticism | | |
| | What Depression Takes Away- Poetry- | | 2007-06-30 13:55:00 | | What Depression Takes AwayBright eyes, Smiling face, Where have they gone?It left no trace.Uninhabited holes, A smile never true,You wouldn't believe it,Unless it were you.Every day is a struggle. Each new breath is more painful than the last.Your body, every single muscle, bone, tissue and vessel aches for freedom. Freedom from this nightmare. Pain comes with every movement. Just forcing yourself up from your never restful slumber hurts your being, your very existence. Words seem like never ending stories.Each word has to be painfully processed, through the worn down passages of your mind.When is finally reaches the end, you have somehow passed by all the other words.Leaving you with a fragment of the story - never to be re-told.by : A Lily Or A Rose? | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | TCR Poetry Corner - The Billy Goat | | 2007-06-18 15:45:36 | | (With all respect for, and apologies to, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”)
The Billy Goat
Once upon an evening dreary, while I watched a sad conspiracy -
One of many cruel and curious volumes of Chicago lore,
While I nodded, nearly snoozing, modestly I started musing
at their newfound ways of losing, losing at victory’s door.
“‘Tis the manager,” I muttered, “balking at victory’s door -
Only this, and nothing more.”
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak September,
And each separate stranded runner wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow
From the blogs surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Prior -
for the rare and radiant pitcher whom the angels named Prior -
Nameless here for evermore
And the doughy visage leaning from the dugout’s edge
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart | | By: The Cub Reporter | | |
| | Hallaj's Poetry | | 2007-06-13 13:33:00 | | Al-Hallajsays about God:"Before" does not outstrip Him,"after" does not interrupt Him"of" does not vie with Him for precedence"from" does not accord with Him"to" does not join with Him"in" does not inhabit Him"when" does not stop Him"if" does not consult with Him"over" does not overshadow Him"under" does not support Him"opposite" does not face Him"with" does not press Him"behind" does not limit Him"previous" does not display Him"after" does not cause Him to pass away"all" does not unite Him"is" does not bring Him into being"is not" does not deprive Him from Being.Concealment does not veil HimHis pre-existence preceded time,His being preceded non-being,His eternity preceded limit.If thou sayest 'when',His existing has outstripped time;If thou sayest 'before', before is after Him;If thou sayest 'he', 'h' and 'e' are His creation;If thou sayest 'how', His essence is veiled fromdescription;If thou sayest 'where', His being preceded space;If thou sayest 'ipseity'(ma huwa), | | By: Sufism - Mysticism | | |
| | Amir Sulaiman - Poetry In Rhythm | | 2007-06-13 00:31:58 | | Great athletes oftentimes have their actions described as poetry in motion. A fitting description for emcee Amir Sulaiman's work might be poetry in rhythm as hes been creating his own unique brand of Hip-Hop since 1996. He debuted with the a capella | | By: Rapdirt.com - Rap Music News | | |
| | 2007 Griffin Poetry Prize winners announced | | 2007-06-11 14:52:28 | | Winners of the 2007 Griffin Poetry Prize have been announced. The International Award goes to Charles Wright for his Scar Tissue, while the Canadian Winner is Don McKay for Strike/Slip.
The C$100,000 poetry prize has been awarded annually since 2000, and aims to “serve and encourage excellence in poetry written in or translated into English anywhere [...] | | By: The Burnt Ones: Literary Awards News | | |
| | Sufi Poetry Carnival | Serving Love of the Beloved | | 2007-05-28 16:00:00 | | In Sacred Remembrance of Divine Sadiq Alam and Tiel Aisha Ansari presenting the first ever Sufi Poetry Carnival in the cyber-space. We are grateful to be able to share and to serve Love, in sweet remebrance of the Beloved.God hath treasures beneath the Throne, the keys whereof are the tongues of poets - Saying of the Prophet, may indescribable peace be upon himAs a classical rule, Sufi Poetry has always been the expression of Divine Love, which is exactly the theme of the first edition of Sufi Poetry Carnival.We are happy to have among us some of the eminent contemporary sufi poets, dervishes, translators and authors to grace the carnival with their kind participation. Notable are Coleman Barks, Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore, Kabir Helminski, David Fideler, Irving Karchmar, Sabrineh Fideler, Aida Toure and Wahiduddin Richard Shelquist. Also there are participations by many blessed hearts across the globe and each of their poems testifies the outpourings of Love for the Divine.The poem below | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Sufi Poets and Poetry | The Classical Masters | | 2007-05-26 08:20:00 | | The Esoteric dimension of Islam which often termed as the way of the Sufi and the encounters that Sufism facilitates - encounters with God, love, and the deepest aspects of human consciousness. Sufism is like a holy well of sacred experience and has inspired some of the finest mystical poetry given to the world.Here is a list and links of some of the most prominent and classical Sufi Poets. Poetry Chaikhana that brings Sacred Poetry from Around the World has a comprehensive list of classical sufi poets, their brief biographical sketch and selected poems. The following list is adopted from Poetry Chaikhana.Abu-Said Abil-Kheir (967 - 1049)born in Mayhana, modern day Turkmenistan. lived more than two centuries before Rumi yet, like Rumi, much of his mysticism follows a similar path of annihilation in divine Love.Ahmad al-Alawi (1869 - 1934)an Algerian saint considered by many to be one of the greatest Sufi Masters of the 20th century.Abu 'l-Husayn al-Nuri (? - 908)was a native of Baghdad | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Poetry & Islam | Concept & Context | | 2007-05-25 03:59:00 | | In Greek language poet means a “seer” and Arabic word “shair” means the man of consciousness and wisdom. Hence it can be said that poets are the sensitive people with higher senses and sensibilities. William Wordsworth says that poetry is intermittent inspiration and overflow of powerful emotions expressed in tranquility.God has created Prophets, poets and philosophers. No one can make them in factories, workshops and academies. Poets are born poets. Then why there is a general consensus that the Quran has condemned poets and poetry is something to be despised or rejected. Many people ask me about poetry. They pose the same traditional question which the dry priests tell them. Poetry is prohibited in the Quran. Is it? Let us briefly shed light on this subject.First of all we must understand that out of context we can never arrive at our destination. The Quran should be read and understood in totality of its message and spirit. Its verses are local and universal. Some | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Prophet Muhammad and Poetry appreciation | | 2007-05-24 20:11:00 | | There has long been a great tradition of spiritual poetry in the world of Islam. From the time of the Blessed Prophet Muhammad, when his companions used to recite poetry with his approval, until our present day, Muslims have sought to discover the truth of the maxim, "In some poetry there is wisdom." - Prophet Muhammad.And look what has been contributed in terms of spiritual wisdom and truth of the reality by the famous muslims poets such as Jalaluddin Rumi, Hafiz, Amir Khusroo, Allama Iqbal, Jami, Attar, Omar Khayyam, Iraqi, Ibn Arabi, Mahmud Shabistari, Al Hallaj, Yunus Emre, Saadi and so many! They have given birth to the finest forms of poetry in human history."God is beautiful and He loves beauty." proclaimed the holy Prophet Muhammad. Fine Poetry is the expression of beauty in beautiful manner.In his article titled, Singing Rhymes and Poems by Adil Salahi published in Arab news mentions:The Prophet (peace be upon him) appreciated poetry, and admired fine poetry that steered awa | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | No Nightmares, Please - Why is so much children's poetry full of sadism and doom? | | 2007-05-15 12:46:00 | | A nice piece by my new internet buddy.by Jeff Gordinier One day it dawns on you that your kid has watched too many episodes of Dora the Explorer. Every time the Dora character known as “Map” shows up on screen and sings, “I’m the Map I’m the Map I’m the Map I’m the Map,” you entertain private fantasies of dousing him in lighter fluid, torching him with a match, and giggling uncontrollably while he flails in agony. If a cartoon inspires this much raw hatred before you catch the train to work, it’s probably not a good idea for your kid to watch a ton of it.So maybe you want to expose your children to fine poetry instead. Which is great, except that you live in a country where some moron makes way more money than you do by writing lyrics like “I’m the Map I’m the Map I’m the Map I’m the Map,” so you’re sort of on your own. And when you come right down to it, reading poems to your adorable offspring is, like breastfeeding, much harder than you think. When I first tried to introduce my daughter to the wonders of verse, I thought I would kick things off with a couple of haikus, mostly because they are super-short, so she wouldn’t have time to run away. I picked up a collection by Basho, the magnificent Japanese poet of the 17th century, opened the book at random, and flipped to this:Nothing in the cryof cicadas suggests theyare about to dieUmmm. Gosh, I thought . . . impermanence, death, a melancholy beauty—couldn’t we wait until kindergarten before we got into all that? (Now, if only it was the Map who was about to croak . . . ) I flipped around, and up came this little gem:Whore and monk, we sleepunder one roof together,moon in a field of cloverUh, no. Won’t be reading that one...Read More... | | By: Pirate Papa | | |
| | Sufi Poetry Carnival | updates and call for submission | | 2007-05-06 18:41:00 | | Sufi Poetry Carnival will be held for the first time in the cyberspace on 28th May 2007, God willing. The very first edition will be hosted jointly by Inspirations and Creative Thoughts and Knocking from Inside. As a classical rule, Sufi Poetry has always been the expression of Love for the Divine. The theme of the carnival is Divine Love.We are happy to say that few of the most respected contemporary sufi poets, Dervishes, translators of sufi poetry and authors will grace the carnival with their kind participation.Notable among them will be, Kabir Helminski, Coleman Barks, David Fideler, Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore, Irving Karchmar, Sabrineh Fideler and Aida Toure. Also there will be participations by many blessed hearts across the globe and each of their poems will testify the outpourings of Love for the Divine, no doubt.Sufi Poetry Carnival @ a glanceHost: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts & Knocking from InsideDate of Publication: 28th May, 2007Last Date of Submission: 15th May, 2007 | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Childhood And Poetry | | 2007-05-03 08:14:01 | | Pablo Eliecer Neftali Neruda speculates on the origin of his poetry:
One time, investigating in the backyard of our house in Temuco the tiny objects and minuscule beings of my world, I came upon a hole in one of the boards of the fence. I looked through the hole and saw a landscape like that behind our house, uncared for, and wild. I moved back a few steps, because I sensed vaguely that something was about to happen. All of a sudden a hand appeared, a tiny hand of a boy about my own age. By the time I came close again, the hand was gone, and in its place there was a marvelous white sheep.The sheep’s wool was faded. Its wheels had escaped. All of this only made it more authentic. I had never seen such a wonderful sheep. I looked back through the hole but the boy had disappeared. I went into the house and brought out a treasure of my own: a pinecone, opened, full of odor and resin, which I adored. I set it down in the same spot and went off with the sheep.
I never saw either the h | | By: 7 Degrees of Grace | | |
| | understanding relationship between Sufism and poetry | | 2007-05-01 05:45:00 | | Dana Wilde in a draft fashion has outlined ideas toward a basic understanding of the relationship between Sufism and poetry, with an exposition of basic ideas about what poetry is and does, and might do. i quote only critical areas.Poetry & Sufism: A Few Generalities: It's not surprising that Sufis place so much emphasis on music and especially poetry in their teachings and their understanding of the Way to reunion with the Divine. The general Sufi sense of what reality consists in is inherently poetic; it seems not only to parallel the cosmos that a poetic imagination, in the most general terms, conceives, but really seems to embody that version of reality.All poetry is inherently mystical. In the first and most basic way, its primary aim is to communicate at nonrational levels. Metaphors exist to convey, or evoke, or create sensibilities that cannot be conveyed or created using direct terms. For our purposes, this means metaphors evoke "feelings" in the range of emotions, but also | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Hiding in Poetry | | 2007-03-20 07:59:00 | | Hiding in PoetryI burn like a furnaceFor you as I waitI ran from my memoryBut I could not escapeIt’s true that I feel like a foolFor falling for youI love you, but I don’t know whyI know I seem crazy to say what I doBut maybe I’m crazy from thinking of youThe moment I laid in your armsThey could do me no harmI felt for you more than you knew--Griffin HouseThere's a tension between the reality of poetry and the reality of daily life. It's fallacious to assume that art is always autobiographical. My dad recently made that mistake after reading some of my lyrics: "Is there something we need to talk about?"Yet I'd guess that the majority of singer-songwriters write primarily about themselves, and I'm no exception. While taping the show for Chicago Acoustic Underground, Michael asked me who This is Not a Love Song is about--laughing, I told him that the information is top secret. Songwriters are experts at obfuscation: I've written autobiographical songs that disguise themselves | | By: DawnXianaMoon.com: Randomness | | |
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