06-01-2011, 04:39 AM
Billy and Todd,
Last year, I spent a couple of days with the poet David Whyte. He was reciting poetry, from many different centuries and the general theme of the days was the 'season of harvest'.
It was an amazing experience for me. Every now and then I'd find myself getting emotional for no good reason. I asked him about it and he said, (I'll paraphrase), "poetry speaks straight to the heart". That made sense to me. The sounds of poetry I was hearing resonated in a way that my heart recognized even if my mind couldn't make sense of it.
I also came to realize that poetry comes to life when spoken aloud, the way a play comes to life when acted.
As far as blind acceptance killing poetry, I believe what you and Todd had to say are spot on.
Last year, I spent a couple of days with the poet David Whyte. He was reciting poetry, from many different centuries and the general theme of the days was the 'season of harvest'.
It was an amazing experience for me. Every now and then I'd find myself getting emotional for no good reason. I asked him about it and he said, (I'll paraphrase), "poetry speaks straight to the heart". That made sense to me. The sounds of poetry I was hearing resonated in a way that my heart recognized even if my mind couldn't make sense of it.
I also came to realize that poetry comes to life when spoken aloud, the way a play comes to life when acted.
As far as blind acceptance killing poetry, I believe what you and Todd had to say are spot on.