I think I owe Mr.Vivek a thorough apology...
Dear sir, I am heartily sorry for replying so viciously. But I have been in a very low mood for some days and your criticism sounded very jarring to my over wrought nerves...I hope you will realize that I over-reacted because I felt that my emotion has been mocked. Now that I look back, I see that you did not intend it that way...but that is always a problem with me, I leap first and look afterwards.I hope you will understand.
And thankyou for such a sweet reconcilliatory note Ronnie. The mildness of your tone has made me realize that I did indeed reply very viciously...my apologies again.
And man am I happy or what to know that you have read "Harry Potter". I am a diehard Harry Potter fan myself.
This is the longest poem I have written to date...I surely need more practice to get a hang of this kind of writing.
Regards,
Farah.
ronnie banerjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
ronnie banerjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What is interesting in Farah's latest is involvement of Harry Potter in the poem - The word "Dementor" has been used without fear and without explanation. I love it.The critique of Vivek cannot be taken the way Farah has taken it. I found the exchange between Farah and Vivek most stimulating. Raw talent in the face of finely honed criticism (albeit slightly patronising but well meaning at the end of the day). No, I daresay Vivek was certainly not being malicious.There comes a time when the critic's critique itself gets criticised. I do think that Vivek got into the issue of technique to such an extent that he ignored the substance of the poem, which obviously is about the devastation caused due to the recent earthquake. In other words the poem is about the tyranny of nature and the abruptness of tragedy and devastation. It is important and terribly relevant because there is a lot of it that is happening all over - tsunami, hurricane Katrina, and now the earthquake. I was reading somewhere that nature does not have a human heart. I also relate to Farah's confession that she would not be in a position to deal with the suddenness of such a calamity. I am able to discover a bit of meaning in Farah's present poem as I have read a few of them now (I must confess I like reading most of them as they are mercifully short). Farah's poems draw heavy reliance from nature and for her nature metaphorises her emotions to a large extent. For such a "pantheist" a sudden revelation of mother nature's meaningless cruelty must certainly be inexplicable.Amazingly, I found the earthquake interesting too but for prosaic reasons. The seismological / territorial faultline, it would seem, coincides with the cultural and political one. How is that for a modern pantheistic idiom. I think a poem can be attempted on this.Farah's stacatto style in the poem can be criticised but it cannot be condemned. The style wishes to highlight the pain and the rough edges of her feelings. No doubt the poem has rough edges too. I don't think that she needs to rhyme or chyme her current poem. I do like it with its jagged and slightly rough hewn style.Regards allRonnie
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