Poetry & Art Information

Poetry is the heartbeat and core of all literature. It carries music without written notes and paints colours visible only to the mind. It is the rhythm of life, truth incarnate in the writer’s voice. Undoubtedly, the ear delights in patterned cadence, rhyme, and meter, just as the feet delight in dancing to music. Yet the master wordsmiths of the past, who perfected this art, are now nearly forgotten. In today’s literary landscape, they would stand little chance in a poetry contest, where prose poetry reigns—a fashionable form far more effortless to craft. 

Poetry mirrors a nation’s culture, as ancient as written history itself. It spans countless genres, with the epic poem standing as one of the most monumental—a fusion of verse and drama, weaving tales of heroism, romance, and grand events. The oldest known epic was discovered etched onto 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian clay tablets, a fragmented masterpiece that inspired the Biblical story of Noah’s flood. By modern standards, such borrowing might be labelled plagiarism, defined as appropriating another’s words, ideas, or artistry and presenting them as one’s own. 

Prose poetry, a hybrid of poetry and prose, claims distinction through heightened imagery, though one might argue vivid imagery is simply the mark of all excellent writing. Structurally, it resembles a paragraph plucked from a story, fractured into standalone lines. Even Shakespeare employed prose to demarcate his commoners from nobles, reserving verse for the elite. 

At its core, all poetry—whether epic, lyrical, or prose—communicates to the reader, the listener, the narrator, and the receiver. It is a vessel of culture, history, and human experience. 

My epic poem, WindRose, unfolds in rhyming couplets—a rich tapestry recounting the tale of an ancient goddess who discovers wanton romance through a self-serving suitor. Their passion ignites desire and spiritual transformation, with consequences that ripple far beyond their hearts.