The twentieth century witnessed two devastating wars which made the earlier style of living upside down. Men became wild, and sadness gripped human psyche. Against this backdrop, T.S. Eliot discovered 'hollow men'. However, the earth is not going to perish tomorrow, so we must live. It is an eternal paradox that despite misfortunes which come not as single flies but in battalions men rise up and strive to start life afresh - enjoying the morning sun, listening to the cuckoos and the nightingales, having sunbath on the sea beach, singing songs, being in love, writing poems, growing crops and breeding children. This attitude of man has generated a new kind of Romantic mood in English poetry in the 21st century. I believe Romanticism shapes the earth more beautifully than any other creed.
Dear Sibaprasad,
this is a very strong and moving topic. I agree with you that a poetry which glorifies life is badly needed in the 21st century as well. My questions are these:
1. who are the poets you have in mind?
2. Why do you think that this life-affirming sort of poetry needs to be necessarily romantic?
Looking forward to your answer,
kind regards,
Ferenc
Dear Ferenc,
I would like to edit your post first. Unless it is done your position would not be clear. Please do not take offence.
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Dear Sibaprasad,
This is a very strong and moving topic. I agree with you that poetry which glorifies life is badly needed in the 21st century as well. My questions are these:
1. Who are the poets you have in mind?
2. Why do you think that this life-affirming sort of poetry needs to be necessarily romantic?
Looking forward to your answer,
kind regards,
Ferenc
Isn't The Shadow of Light : An Album of Poems an experiment in Neo-Romanticism? - ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Isnt_The_Shadow_of_Light_An_Album_of_Poems_an_experiment_in_Neo-Romanticism#view=5688e1d47eddd306688b458b [accessed Jan 3, 2016].
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Dear Ferenc,
The Shadow of Light: An Album of Poems is a novel experiment in Neo-Romanticism. Before initiating a discussion, this volume of poems needs to be read. It is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
You have rightly grasped that the kind of poetry which glorifies life is seriously needed in the 21st century. The last century has been pitiably inhuman especially in the backdrop of two world wars that took away precious human lives and devastated the edifices of civilization built by men by the sweat of their brows since the beginning of time. Poetry diverted itself to portray the desolateness of human life and the lifeless ruins that filled the earth. The values of love, friendship and tolerance were replaced by infidelity, divorce, promiscuousness and treachery. Prosperity meant accumulation of wealth at any cost.
Now that about sixty years have passed since World War II and since Hiroshima and Nagasaki have sprung back to life and glory, men are beginning to feel a new breeze blowing gently on the earth. With the fall of Soviet Union, the war of nerves is a thing of the past although monocentric world power is no less dangerous. Islamic terrorism is threatening the world order no doubt, but positive forces rallying against them will be able to diminish its rage. It is time that we looked back to nature, to innocent childhood, to love and to the sunny mornings. This urge is being nurtured by some poets not with an eye to the Nobel Prize but for the sake of the celebration of life. They are few, but they are there.
2. Romanticism is an uncommon awareness of life - to be elated at the sight of a violet by a mossy stone, at the sight of daffodils beside the lake beneath the trees, at the voice of the nightingales and the cuckoos, at the spectacle of children flying kites, at the hush-hush kissing of teenaged lovers. Socially, it also encourages equality and fraternity - a goal we have set for ourselves. This is what you have nicely called 'life-affirming' trend of modern life. Romanticism is not an illusion, but more realistic than realism. It is like mining gold and diamond under the crust that is 'realistically' barren.
I wish you were in touch with me via email. That would give us opportunities to exchange ideas on new grounds.
All the best,
Sibaprasad
Ferenc,
Have you procured a copy of The Shadow of Light : An Album of Poems ? If not, do it as soonest you can. Our discussion will be significant after you have finished reading it.
Best,
Sibaprasad
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