The Aim And Essence Of My Poetry Poem by Liza Sud
The Aim And Essence Of My Poetry
//I don't like to write in prose about poetry, because it opposes to the very form and essence of poetry but since sometimes the approach of some readers to my poetry shows complete misunderstanding of its roots and aims - so I have to write this essay//
The aim and essence of my poetry - is both confession and purification with transformation of my soul by God's Light.
All my intentions, thoughts, desires - become analyzed from the point of view to coincide with the Will of God that is expressed in His commabdments.
That's why there are 3 participants in my poetry I hope - it is me, the side opposite to God (devil) and God who transfers it finally to His road of Light.
It is no shallow Romantic love poetry where stiff and shaped passions are devoded of any progress or transformation of individual soul and intrusion of different mystic powers and so to say vertical dynamics (not to mix up with the verical dynamics that remains still on the earthly level) .
Such a view and approach to poetry was not yet found in history of World literarute, that's why many critics can't find out the true aim and sense of my poetry even after reading hundreds of my poems because it doesn't suit to their clichés embedded in their minds by study of centuries of spoiled low-spirited secular poetry as well as their own limited experience of Non-Sacrament secular background.
My aim and what obviously comes out from my poems now - is to put the experience of the main Church Sacraments: Confession and Communion into poetical form, to the possible extent.
That's why the directness and sincerity are also crucial for my poetry as they are crucial for Confession. That's why my poetry doesn't hide anything.
It is based on the blessed idea that all what is given to us is good since it is the material for serving God and transformation of our energy from shortcomings that are against God's Will are the aim of our work here on earth and we get the results of feeling His transforming power, love, help and bliss here already.
My poetry is not mainly about shortcomings (I may say that it is mainly about God's Light) , but since on Confession we have to wash the dirty places up to our human ideal preparing them for receiving even Higher Ideal - the Sanctity of God through Communion - to them, my shortcomings I dedicate the most of my attention.
It also has a character of prayer (since a prayer always is the invocation of the Third part of my poetry - God, the upper force, the transfromning Light) - or at least that is what my main aim is, if not all af my poems accurately suit to this role.
Sometimes such transformation may be seen in one poem, sometimes it takes a cycle of poems to purify complicated emotions, but the aim and direction remains.
Thus the aim of each poem is the projection of the aim of life - the merge with God, and each poem serves to this aim by small contribution.
That is how my poetry should be understood.
Probably - the Revolutionary name of my trend is 'Bilingual Regular Confessional - Communion Poetry'.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/8/2024 2:18:25 AM # 1.0.0.1119
I enjoy your poems and find them tranquil and uplifting so please don't feel badly but I am no nearer to understanding you motives than before. Are you saying your poems are extensions of God, Faith and Prayer. Or that it is the daily struggle we all have with Light and Dark, the moving spirit God if you like or Shiva or Allah That poems of the Human Spirit no matter how moving are only shadows and that the only poetry is that of reflection contemplation and prayer. Whilst I understand what motivates and moves you you seem dismissive of other forms as if somehow the writer and by extension their writing are mere flummery. Maybe like me you'd be better not explaining and let your your words talk for themselves. I once had a very wise English teacher who when I complained that people misread my poetry said once you have let your children, ie poems. out into the world you have no control over them. What is deduced by the reader is not necessarily what the writer meant or intended sometimes that has to be the best we can hope for. Sorry for such a lengthy piece but I struggle my self sometimes and despair at the readers misinterpretation of my poor offerings but then that's writing and one has to try and be philosophical about the out come good, bad or indifferent as they might be.
Dear Paul, thank you so much for your attention and time and your appeasing report and you support. After your report I understood that it seems to me that unlike many of poets I always have the concrete AIM in my mind to which I go, sometimes more concscienly than many of poets. Lack of feeling of aim in life is what irritates me in people's chaotic movement in life through many of their activities. and in poetry too. Since I am more sure in my aim - I wanted to make it more clear through my essay and to help my readers to understand me better. Thank you!