P what I mean is that the themes that recur in poetry -- mainly the
many ills & hangups & wonders of the 'human condition' -- have gone on
recurring every since mankind first thought out of his or her box. as
times change, the form that said ills/hangups/wonders take also
inescapably change, but the issues themselves can almost be said to
exist inherently. which is why it can be called the 'human condition'
with a more or less straight face.
K S
On 28/09/06, Patrick Mc Manus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hang on here what do you mean poetry says nothing original-why not ??
> Einstein could have written in verse???did he E=mc2
> Has a ring to it
> P confused P
> Ps my verse has been original on rare occasions ask Vile Boris
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kasper Salonen
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> I agree with that. poetry says nothing original, it just says it
> _originally_.
>
> KS
>
> On 28/09/06, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I throw this in just as a discussion point.
> > It was a 'google' quote of the day today:
> >
> > In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood
> > by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry,
> > it's the exact opposite.
> > - Paul Dirac
> >
> >
> > --
> > Andrew
> > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> > http://www.bam.com.au/andrew
> >
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