Encouragement and Poetry and Greeks, oh my!

[eldrfire]

I see that some of you excellent ladies are publishing original work on LJ. I have not had time to read it all but so I wanted to show my encouragement here, since I'm not sure when I'll have time to read and leave comments on your exciting works!!!

GO GO GO YOU ARE ROCKING MANIACS YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!

On another note, my mom has just introduced me

Comments

[bluerising]

Oh wow. That book of yours has such a cool history behind it. I think it's really fantastic how the subject of the poem (and the history of the physical book itself) can resonate with your life on so many levels. Now that's how true inspiration is born! It's definitely a set up for success, and if nothing else, you still gain immeasurable mental and emotional wealth from simply finding enjoyment the poem.

I have actually never heard of Swinburne before, which is very unfortunate methinks. If it's really due to criticisms from T.S. Eliot, then it's all the more reason for me to despise the latter said man. Guh... no me gusta. No me gusta at all. How can one write a poem as The Wasteland which purposely breaks all rules of poetry, and then turn around and criticize another man for doing poetry "wrong"? GUUUUH BURNS MY BISCUITS. But I must digress...

Swineburne here has a very lovely vision of the Underworld, and I think his admiration for the myth speaks for itself in the writing. In turn, I admire the way he can turn out such rich and original descriptions while following the more traditional format of poetry. I definitely let out a small sigh of contentment at the end. Because everything was done SO RIGHT. Ahhh, thanks for sharing this, Eldr.

[eldrfire]

Yeah I have never read anything by T.S. Eliot but my assumption is that he was scornful of the rules of form for old poetry and wanted to go all... free verse!! Man! But Swinburne is a master.

It's true that it's amazing that Swinburne still has awesome poetry while still following all the rules! That can be even harder, although sometimes free verse can be harder because there's no guarantee it will even sound like a poem when you're done.

Thanks for reading! :)