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Post by Belinda on Sept 29, 2004 15:36:24 GMT -5
Mantric Poetry
When a poet addresses himself to the expression of the highest spiritual truth, what Aldous Huxley called 'expressing the inexpressible', he must necessarily face the paradox inherent in such an undertaking. In other words, he knows that what he is trying to articulate is beyond the scope of language, and yet the attempt must be made, the demand will not be denied. For nothing else, ultimately, is worth expressing. Knowing that what he has to say might be better communicated by music, or, even more directly, in the profound silence of meditation, he has to find a mode which can do justice to the intensity of his vision.
Mantric Poetry comes from Mantra with repetition, like a chant Some say it originated from Buddism,others say from Native Heritage Many in the West will be familiar with the idea of mantra in relation to the practice of meditation. A mantra is in its simplest form a syllable or set of syllables, chanted aloud as an aid to meditation. There is an awareness here of the power of the word as incantation, invocation. Poetry described as mantric actually invokes the qualities it describes. The possible motive behind the mantra, that being that it builds tension and rhythm into the poem that draws the reader in and simplifies the build-up, climax, and the resolution.
Here is an example: amnesiai don't remember when we lost london i don't remember running away i don't remember the rigamortic cold of my grandfather's left hand i don't remember mom being thrown to the sidewalk by a mugger i don't remember the cops i splashed at that night when they came to investigate i don't remember sonambulating through the hallways i don't remember reading until the wee hours i don't remember pee wee herman i don't remember breathing at my piano recital i don't remember canan i don't remember picasso's mistresses at dinard i don't remember the future i don't remember the past i don't remember now so i don't remember forgetting. by 3karmaplegic
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Post by 3karmaplegic on Sept 29, 2004 19:42:40 GMT -5
I just found a nice site which was also a hit on a Google search of "Mantric poetry," providing another example and the quote that follows the http:// address by Dave Cunliffe. www.ppu.org.uk/learn/poetry/poetry_otherwars4.html"I see mantric poetry as a communications network to and from the centre of things, the true poet directing a beautiful underground system of deliverance of all who exist. That is why I feel the poet should be revolutionary, illuminated, an initiate of love, and not involved in power-abuse (politics, exploitation, authority) and War Machine spectres....This is war on all fronts. We are all brothers under the skin. Freedom for all. Walk on."
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Post by Belinda on Sept 29, 2004 21:20:57 GMT -5
Great Page Thanks for posting it 3karmaplegic
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Post by Richard on Mar 26, 2005 2:20:19 GMT -5
i like this guys may i quote the above as a reference richard
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Post by Belinda on Mar 26, 2005 16:03:50 GMT -5
Sure Richard Can't answer for 3karmaplegic though Here...I made one for you... from a very old poem of mine! GRIN Tick Tick TockTick Tick Tock ....................Blindly wandering through each day Tick Tick Tock ....................Choices make the road you pave Tick Tick Tock ....................Some people just have all the luck Tick Tick Tock ....................Your own path leaving you quite stuck Tick Tick Tock ....................The ticking hands of time do fly Tick Tick Tock ....................The years are speeding quickly by Tick Tick Tock ....................You watch the Jones move ahead Tock ..........Tock ....................Tock ................................Change your battery “It's Dead”
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Post by Necro on Nov 2, 2005 16:25:28 GMT -5
LoL! The last line is too cool! ;D
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Post by Belinda on Nov 5, 2005 14:24:50 GMT -5
Giggle Thank you!
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Post by shelley on Jan 13, 2006 7:13:03 GMT -5
Very creative. An interesting form.
Shelley
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Post by felloff0 on Feb 12, 2006 16:04:27 GMT -5
Here is something I wrote a while ago before I was even aware of mantric poetry. (it just kinda came out) I was wondering if this would be considered mantric. Here goes:
I am ready.
Ready for change,
Change for the better Change for the worse Change for a better day Too bad change isn't built that way
...Wow, what a change...
Change betrayed my trust Change tackled me to the ground Change rubbed my face in the dust Change mocked me like a clown
Change forces decisions Change steals your options Change threatens defeat Change leaves me boxed-in Change lingers silently Change plows its way through Change shakes up mentality Change cannot be spoken to Change isn't for certain Change always lurks nearby Change pulls up the curtains Change reveals all, uncompromised.
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Post by Belinda on Feb 14, 2006 16:07:31 GMT -5
Yes, this definitely is mantric poetry felloff0 I would suggest adding a closing line something that would close the poem and suggest a new beginning maybe something like: Inevitably I change
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Post by Poetical on Feb 14, 2006 16:12:46 GMT -5
if I might suggest taking "Too bad change isn't built that way
...Wow, what a change..." from the center and using these lines as your ending.
Paul
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Post by Belinda on Feb 16, 2006 3:13:09 GMT -5
Yeah, that's gooooooood
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Post by unveilingdominion on Jul 31, 2006 1:33:26 GMT -5
Ooooooh I want to conquer this style of writing! I know a few people said my God Hates Prejudice poem had a mantra feeling, and now I see why. Though now I want to write one speciifically with this in mind. I'll post it once I'm done with it! I'm glad you have this index of poetry styles!
~ Kim
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Post by Belinda on Aug 1, 2006 16:03:44 GMT -5
Have fun with it Kim, you'll really enjoy it
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Post by unveilingdominion on Aug 5, 2006 11:59:22 GMT -5
Awww I sure will try.. maybe it wil help release all this boundless energy I am feeling?!?! Maybe this is the perfect style to write my George Bush Is A Monkey - type poem. See I want to write two poems about him. One that is very serious and angry and brutal, reflecting his dictatorship - Then I want to write a poem about him comparing him to a monkey or ape. Idiot tribesmen. Something funny and humurous to remove myself from the seriousness of it all. I've NEVER written a humurous poem. Sad really - anyone have any tips?
~ Kim
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Post by Belinda on Aug 8, 2006 14:24:17 GMT -5
I'd spend some time on the political and humorous boards Kim
Sometimes the best inspiration come from seeing other written pieces
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Post by unveilingdominion on Aug 8, 2006 15:46:56 GMT -5
Trina, thanks for your suggestion - am off to delve deep into both boards, I believe it will help!
~ Kim
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Post by unveilingdominion on Aug 9, 2006 16:51:19 GMT -5
Does Mantra poetry always have to have each line start with the same word/phrase - can it be every other line, but still build a crescendo, a mantra - would this poem be considered mantra style -its the ending/last poem inside of my book. It may not be completely mantra style, but I believe it would be considered fairly close or similar
~ This End ~ The end Is not alive
The end Is never weak The end Is not dead
The end Is the final roots of survive
The end Is not spent
The end Arises from dreamless sleep The end Falls ever again The end never needs The end Fails to lie The end Benumbs to sin and greed
The end Is sought ironic
The end Wavers without fear The end Never bends
The end Crashes into infinity The end never falters
The end Never grieves
The end Follows without living tears The end Stands on forever
The end Cannot pray on it's knees
The end Owns no ropes
The end Wears no shadow
The end Owns no light
The end Cannot sing
The end Rages without a fight The end Is the final intervention
The end Knows no death
The end Cannot breathe
The end Shivers into the bestowed The end Burns opalescent The end Was never free
The end Of Unveiled Quantum Of Dominion - This end That you hold
Was me
And I suppose if I officially wanted to make this a mantra, instead it would be - someone tell me what you think -
~ This End ~ The end is not alive The end is never weak The end is not dead The end is the final roots of survive The end is not spent The end arises from dreamless sleep The end falls ever again The end never needs The end fails to lie The end benumbs to sin and greed The end is sought ironic
The end wavers without fear The end never bends The end crashes into infinity The end never falters The end never grieves The end follows without living tears The end stands on forever The end cannot pray on it's knees
The end owns no ropes The end wears no shadow The end owns no light The end cannot sing The end rages without a fight The end is the final intervention
The end knows no death The end cannot breathe The end shivers into the bestowed The end burns opalescent The end was never free
The end of Unveiled Quantum Of Dominion - This end that you hold
Was me
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Post by Belinda on Aug 10, 2006 15:34:23 GMT -5
It's about the repetition so either format would fit I have to say visually I like the 2nd format It really builds up the ending
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Post by unveilingdominion on Aug 10, 2006 16:44:58 GMT -5
Thank you Trina, I see both formats would work
but I agree with you, I think the second one is most powerful and yes builds up the end, damn if I could only re-do it in my book! But its still fine... thank you!
~ Kim
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