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TIL about Stepanova, presumably one of our greatest living poets. I took a look at her works, and like most modern poetry, they lack fluidity. I want the verse
by orthoxerox 6y ago
TIL about Stepanova, presumably one of our greatest living poets. I took a look at her works, and like most modern poetry, they lack fluidity. I want the verse to glide off the tongue and into the ear and off the tongue again.
And it's not just rhyme or rhythm that I am talking about, Stepanova herself is criticised for following the traditions of Russian poetry. Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen has a stumbling rhythm, the lines desperately trying to catch up to the expected rhyme. And yet it's a pleasure to read, while Stepanova's poetry is a chore.
- p1necone 6y agoI think rules in art, once established well enough will always begin to be broken consistently. Once that breaking of the rules becomes completely consistent again you will start to get back your fluidity from newly minted rule-breakers.
- AlexTWithBeard 6y agoAvant-garde poets used to say, that a modern poet should be free from any rules and restrictions except for one: write good poetry. The second part is often forgotten nowadays.
- Koshkin 6y agoSure, some find beauty even in ruins...
- kingsuper20 6y agoI think that's fair, but would like to add the concept that 99.9% of the 'new' art is shite. Over time, the court of public opinion will winnow out the few things worth keeping. That doesn't mean that people shouldn't hack out new territory, it's just that very little of it is of lasting value.
- murph-almighty 6y agoI think that's kind of the point- to try new techniques and find out what will stick. When I go to art museums and see an abstract piece that looks like garbage and I can't pull any meaning out of it, I try to see if there's something technical behind it (technique or material used, usually) that would explain its significance. I didn't get Andy Warhol's soup cans for the longest time til I realized that was how screen printing became popularized.
- eptcyka 6y agoAre you reading her poetry in Russian?
- orthoxerox 6y agoYes.
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