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Tag Archives: Poetics
Flights of Fancy
I found myself in a back room at the British Museum this week, looking at pen and ink drawings. I took a couple of photos of simple but stunning sketches by Picasso and Rembrandt. As a child, I remember being … Continue reading
Lost in Translation
As I read and write more, I come to enjoy the turns of phrase of past times. I’m not arguing for Chaucer in the original – life’s too short. But the thundering prose of the King James Bible or a … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Art, Life, Poetry
Tagged 'Gladiator', 'The Immortals', Aristotle, Plot, Poetics, Ridley Scott, Sword and Sandels, The Costumier, The Poet, Translation
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Digital Art
As I’ve written before, the job of the poet is to say something transcendent and universal about the human condition – in no fewer or more words than are needed. It’s the liberating, inclusive and motivating definition of poetry from … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Art, Poetry
Tagged Aristotle, Damien Hirst, Digital Art, Poetics, Relevant Complexity, s[edition]art, Transcendent and Universal
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Poetic Licence
The experience of rapidly tapping out some words (‘School Run’ below), to manage my stress and frustration at my son not getting out of the car this Thursday morning, was an interesting one. There’s something about tapping an iPhone screen … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Children, Life, Poetry
Tagged Aristotle, Eudaimonia, No more and no less than needed, Poetic Licence, Poetics, Poetry, Rhyme, Transcendent and Universal, Verse
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Sock Drawer
In a brief moment of peace this morning – as newly shod children ran from the house with their mother – I wedged in a bit of Aristotle. Via dailylit.com, I opened a couple of chapters of ‘On Poetics’, including … Continue reading
Posted in Aristotle, Life, Poetry
Tagged Aristotle, Human Condition, No more and no less., Plot, Poetics, Poetry, Sock Drawer
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