I remember when I wrote my first poem and how I felt an immediate connection to it. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process which consisted of being inspired by something and then translating how that feeling felt within me. A lot of my poetry is derived from my empathy which allows me to feel very deeply what another is going through. I can sit in a mall and watch people sitting alone or couples interacting to watching TV and feeling the emotions on screen. When I do this I create a narrative in my mind based upon their facial expressions, movements of their body, etc. As I create this narrative I wait to feel the words that stick out the most for example: 'mesmerizing, piercing, universe', so on and so forth. A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. " Often times the hardest part is turning these key words into an intricate and creative work of art. The good news is that I am not a typical poet... I utilize key words and develop a pattern around these words with broken structures that help to guide the reader in a grammatical maze designed to slow the mind down to deliver a powerful message. I want people to really read what I am writing. As the quote about from Robert Frost (above) describes poetry as starting as a 'lump in the throat' this is important because poetry is meant to make the reader feel something, anything! That is the poet's job, but it is not the only job of the poet. The second job is to allow the reader to translate these feelings into a recognizable emotion that they can grow with and stop running away / suppressing. Many people have difficulties expressing how they feel, because emotions have been very taboo for a long time, especially for men. The poet in this instance becomes a guide. This is an important responsibility of the poet and requires the poet to take every poem seriously. I firmly believe that poetry heals. The world is my world: this is manifest in the fact that the limits of language (of that language which alone I understand) mean the limits of my world."
Imagine trying to describe the aurora borealis to someone who has no concept of such a thing. You maybe able to describe the content, but they cannot fully feel the experience. Now here is the kicker you may not even be able to properly describe your feeling of your experience! Try to explain it to yourself very quickly. It can be quite difficult to do so. This is because emotions exist in the abstract and words are concrete, which makes them difficult to connect with at times. This is why the poet is so vital to helping people move toward a direction of emotional awareness. The poet is giving the reader new words, grammatical sets, and lingustic creations that open new neuro-pathways and can lead the reader to a world of self-awareness. Emotional awareness to me is a pathway to beauty both inner and outer. I find that Albert Camus, one of my favorite philosophers, was able to discuss tragedy and assist the reader with guiding them toward beauty without explicitly stating it. He allowed the reader to grow, reflect, and come to important insights that aided in developing a more full person. Camus believed that beauty was under siege by nearly every institution, especially during World War II as he saw the Rise of Nazi Germany leading to the destruction of art, the rise of war propaganda, and the destruction for the sanctity of life. Which is why he wrote the following: We have exiled beauty; the Greeks took up arms for her." - Albert Camus
resonates with what he discusses. He inspired me to see the beauty in tragedy and to continue his message to the world. Sometimes we need to be reminded that just because suffering hurts does not mean that it is inherently bad. In contrast it could be something that sets you on the path to becoming so totally free that your existence is the purest form of being. In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
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