Poem Notes:
- aware (Japanese): to describe the bittersweetness of a brief and fading moment of transcendent beauty; mono no aware (物の哀れ), literally translates into “the pathos of things” and can be translated as “an empathy toward things”
- King Pellinore: best known for his endless hunt of the Questing Beast in Arthurian legend. It is believed that he ceased questing for higher ideals and instead, hunted as a game.
- When I first met the Prose Poem this week, I struggled with what & why it is and how it worked. I was determined get to know it. This was my attempt at getting acqainted.
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This week, I was introduced to Prose Poetry and to Singapore’s very own Found/Fount Sonnet; was briefly acquainted with the San Francisco Renaissance, the New York School; discovered Jack Spicer’s poetry which I love, and reread some of Richard Siken’s work which I adore.
It has been difficult, though, finding that the face and voice of poetry has changed so much since I’ve actively engaged with it. It has been a week of self-doubt and frustration, of anguish & dithering on whether I will continue to write. And if I do, what will I do with it all. I am still thinking, and writing in the meanwhile.
Feature Photo: budding flowers taken in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, my contribution to Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge, Awakening.
What an enormous challenge you have set yourself I am totally illiterate about poetry and never realised it had so many different styles. Love the dainty opening buds
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Wow, what an assignment and how admirably you responded. I admire your willingness to open yourself to new challenges, to learn, to give up former understandings if the face of new.
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Thanks so much for the encouragement, Janet! If truth be told, I typically respond to change rather grudgingly and it takes me a while to come around. The cycle has reduced a great deal in recent encounters and I would like to believe it is in part the frequency with which I meet change, in part due to the inspiration of Adventurers like you!
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I find that poetry comes from the heart and should not be subjected to anyone’s style. Although, I commend you for such challenge and absolutely love your creative photography. So talented you are
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Appreciate so much your encouragement and for sharing your thoughts! I continue to explore the world of poetry to see if I have a place here! Thank you for journeying along with me!
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Don’t give up, Ju-Lyn!
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Thanks for the encouragement, Lydia! I am hanging in there!!!!
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