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Poetry is the heartbeat and soul of literature. It carries music without notes and paints colours only the mind can see. It is life's rhythm, truth-given voice. Undoubtedly, the ear thrills to patterned cadence, rhyme, and meter—just as the feet delight in dancing. Yet the master wordsmiths of the past, who perfected this art, now languish in near-obscurity. In today's literary world, they would stand little chance in a poetry contest, where prose poetry reigns supreme—a fashionable form far easier to craft.
Poetry reflects a nation's culture, as ancient as written history itself. It spans countless forms, with the epic poem standing among the most monumental—a fusion of verse and drama, weaving 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 tale of Noah's flood. By modern standards, such borrowing might be called plagiarism—the theft of another's words, ideas, or artistry, passed off as one's own.
Prose poetry, a hybrid of poetry and prose, claims distinction through heightened imagery—though one might argue that vivid imagery is simply the hallmark of all great writing. Structurally, it resembles a story paragraph fractured into standalone lines. Shakespeare used prose to distinguish commoners from nobles, reserving verse for the elite.
At its core, all poetry—whether epic, lyrical, or prose—speaks. To the reader, the listener, the narrator, the receiver. It is a vessel of culture, history, and human experience.
My epic poem, WindRose, unfolds in rhyming couplets—a sweeping saga of an ancient goddess who discovers reckless passion through a self-serving suitor. Their desire sparks both ecstasy and transformation, with consequences that ripple far beyond their hearts.
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"Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity". Daniel Barenboim (born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-born pianist and conductor.
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