I think my ((NEW)) favorite type of poetry ((FOR NOW)) is abstract lyric poetry; from Sillimans definition and examples anyways! The post he made on Thursday, November 14, 2002 (WOWIE THATS A WHILE AGO!!)
informed me all about it! Its interesting Sillimans definition of it was "... abstract lyric – “bounded by modest scale and focused on the elements within”. To the simpler mind (me) this is kinda confusing without examples! GOOD THING HE PROVIDED SOME!! An example of this was
walking
the idea of dancing
time
making room
This untitled piece from The World and Its Streets, Places (Black Sparrow, 1977) !!
that's really neat! you should read up on some abstract lyric poetry too!
Now i'm going to take a crack at it yeah see how I do.
that's really neat! you should read up on some abstract lyric poetry too!
Now i'm going to take a crack at it yeah see how I do.
interesting
time
time
walking
exploring
!!!
I tried! I really did!
I tried! I really did!
HAHAHAHHA
ReplyDeletenever heard of abstract poetry before! it's interesting that the way the words are organized and the words used, they can mean all kinds of different things to different people! it's almost like a secret language!
Yup. A secret language that is completely incoherent as it relates to others. Congratulations, you just made something that means more to you than it ever will to another human being.
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I like how abstract poetry create an effect with how it's organized like a stairwell. I don't know how to explain it but it seems to me that it creates a sort of pathway as if it's descending in time. With each section of words, time seem to be expanding and the use of font size make it read as if the words are screaming or whispering to reader.
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ReplyDeleteIt really puts emphasis on expression when you read poems like this. It doesn't flow free regardless of how it's laid out. Its step by step by step which can be jarring at first but introduces a structure within the reader's mind (which is ironic since it's called abstract).
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