Poetry and Emotions
Suddenly I was restless. The buildup of having suppressed certain feelings pushed me to try to reach a dream I've harbored and have patiently waited for the right time. I believe, it's now and really hope I can set it's wheels in motion.
The poem itself has an overall impression of longing and fear. Of wanting to flourish with inspiration and anxiety of not reaching full potential. With each reading it stays fresh, there's something I've missed: how the words work with each other, other interpretations, nuances of how they reflect what was going on in Keats' life, how they relate to mine or its dissimilarities.
I think truly great poetry awakens feelings that are tucked away; Kindles a new vitality or sensibility. Which poems have struck a chord with you?
I think truly great poetry awakens feelings that are tucked away; Kindles a new vitality or sensibility. Which poems have struck a chord with you?
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I've recently been reading Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and her Sonnets from the Portuguese have stunned me -- and I've barely begun. I'm looking forward to reveling in these a bit more.
@Suzie: Thank you for visiting, Suzie! Yes, it definitely transcends time. :)
@Diana: I dearly hope they'll make another film or tv mini-series of Keats. Wasn't to fond of Bright Star, it was visually a beautiful movie and I did like it but was missing something... perhaps it was the screenplay.
Oh! I came across a book of Portugese poetry at the bookstore the other day, must look at it next time I go in.
It's remained by favorite poem since then (Sept 1977), and reinforced my respect for poetry as an artform closer to music than to literature.
I recently read some modern poetry and there was a collection of poems a young woman dedicated to her stillborn baby and, although luckily I cannot relate, I fell in love with their power and how they moved me.