Poetry for the Inner Ear

Poetry on the Peaks: Jesus and Buddha Deliver my Soul from the Wicked : "Jesus and Buddha Deliver  my Soul from the Wicked gleaming shape floats silent near calvary   tree- subconscious vibration prayer piet..."

Poetry on the Peaks: There is none like Buddha : "There is none like Buddha Buddha's fervour four lions preach all directions- stupa in space majesty of  light empty throne on top bodhi ..."

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Twelfth Night : "“There are only three industries in this Shakespeare’s comedy: making love, making songs and making feasts and they make them all to perfect..." Bloggers Community

“There are only three industries in this Shakespeare’s comedy: making love, making songs and making feasts and they make them all to perfection” (Thorndike). Twelfth Night is the happiest comedy of Shakespeare. This highest achievement of the Bard of Avon has always been admired by both critics and audiences. The fact is that Twelfth Night or Epiphany is a festival of mirth and joy celebrated after twelve days of Christmas. The alternative title of the play “What You Will”. The play is the most delightful comedy of Shakespeare. Hazlitt aptly remarks about Twelfth Niight: "It is perhaps too good-natured for comedy. It has little satire and no spleen. It aims at the ludicrous rather than the ridiculous. It makes us laugh at the follies of mankind not despise them and still less bear any ill will towards them." The love of Viola is the sweetest and purest kind of love as seen in her following lines spoken to Duke Orsino. Duke. And what ’s her history? Vio. A blank, my

Poetry for the Inner Ear: The Eliad of Homer : "The Eliad of Homer The Eliad written in 6th century BC is an epic poem by Homer, the blind bard. Singing bards were often blind in ancien..."

The Eliad of Homer The Eliad written in 6th century BC is an epic poem by Homer, the blind bard. Singing bards were often blind in ancient Greece. The 24 books of the Eliad have over 15,000 lines about the battles between King Agamemnon and Achilles. In the Trojan war we find that the Greek gods like Zeus and Apollo, and goddesses also have a great role to play. The rhythm of Homer’s verses resembles that of the army he describes, Hoid’ ar’ isan hosei te puri chthon pasa nemoito. “They pour along like a fire that sweeps the whole earth before it.” Alexander Pope who translated this Greek epic into English aptly says: “This fire is discerned in Virgil, but discerned as through a glass, reflected from Homer, more shining than fierce, but everywhere equal and constant: in Lucan and Statius it bursts out in sudden, short, and interrupted flashes: In Milton it glows like a furnace kept up to an uncommon ardour by the force of art: in Shakespeare it strikes before we are aware

Poetry for the Inner Ear: War is the Business of Barbarians : "No doubt, war is the science of destruction. This is confirmed by the recent Iraq war and the ceaseless violence in Libya. The First World W..."

No doubt, war is the science of destruction. This is confirmed by the recent Iraq war and the ceaseless violence in Libya. The First World War (1914-1918) was fought on a scale unprecedented in any previous century. The Battle of Verdun between France and Germany caused 700000 casualties. A total of about 40 million artillery shells were exchanged by both sides. The moral lesson is quite clear that the Great War was a blunder and a crime. It is high time that the great nations calmed down again and occupied themselves with peaceful pursuits, and destroyed all nuclear weapons. Wilfred Owen (1893-1918), the Soldier poet who was killed in World war I, reveals the futility of war in his immortal line: “Was it for this the clay grew tall?" Edward Grey remarked: “The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime” (July 1914). The eastern battles the Great War were useless and stupid from the military point of view. The omino

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Thalassemia : "North America Thalassemia can be devastating for us. You are perhaps familiar with the fact that this dangerous disease leads to blood d..."

North America Thalassemia can be devastating for us. You are perhaps familiar with the fact that this dangerous disease leads to blood disorder and anemia. As the bone marrow fails to produce the proteins that are indispensable for the hemoglobin. In this grim situation a person is tormented and afflicted with thalassemia. It is well-known that this disease is hereditary, and it is often due to cross marriages. Prevention is better than cure, and the most prudent step is to avoid marriage with persons suffering from this disease. Recently an important seminar about Thalassemia was held at Unpad Learning Hospital. Vice Governor of West Java and Thalassemia Ambassador, Dede Yusuf pointed out that West Java in Indonesia has a very large number of thalassemia patients. “Attention from various parties is required for early thalassemia screening and detection. Screenings should start in villages and campuses”. The consequences of this disease can be very severe. Th

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Pippa Middleton : "It is really very shocking that a few websites have shown the topless photo of Pippa Middleton, the famous little sister of Kate.. This is n..."

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Irreverent Criticism of John Keats : "negative capability, John Keats (1795-1821), one of the greatest Romantic poets who is often compared with Shakespeare due to his phrases ..."

negative capability, John Keats (1795-1821), one of the greatest Romantic poets who is often compared with Shakespeare due to his phrases charged with a great intensity of imagination, was vehemently criticized by John Gibson Lockhart in Blackwoods Magazine: ““The phrenzy of the “Poems” was bad enough in its way; but it did not alarm us half so seriously as the calm, settled, imperturbable drivelling idiocy of Endymion.” This vituperative and utterly irreverent criticism was quite unjustified. We should not forget that Keats wrote some of the greatest odes, comparable to nothing except Shakespeare’s greatest poetry . One example is the concluding lines of Ode on a Grecian Urn” ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’ – that is all / you know on earth, and all ye need to know”. Keats is a Shakespearean poet due to his ‘negative capability’. Keats himself remarks about this ‘negative capability’: ” Several things dovetailed in my mind, and at once it struck me, what quality went to

Poetry for the Inner Ear: The Deepest Ever Written Book : "Nietzsche’s magnum opus Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None has been described as “the deepest ever written”. This book by the e..." Follow on Buzz

Nietzsche’s magnum opus Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None has been described as “the deepest ever written”. This book by the esoteric German philosopher opposes the Christian and Jewish morals, values and traditions. It is quite ironical that Nietzsche mimics the Bible style while revealing his concept of ‘overman’ or superman through the prophet Zarathustra. One must have a chaos inside oneself to give birth to a dancing star. Of all that is written, I love only what a person hath written with his blood. Write with blood, and thou wilt find that blood is spirit "Nothing is true, all is permitted": so said I to myself. Into the coldest water did I plunge with head and heart. Ah, how oft did I stand there naked on that account, like a red crab! Ah, where have gone all my goodness and all my shame and all my belief in the good! Ah, where is the lying innocence which I once possessed, the innocence of the good and of their noble lies! Too oft, verily, did I f

Bloggers Community Spenser’s masterpiece Fairy Queen is an exraordinary allegory. Dryden aptly remarks about Spenser: “ No man was ever born with a greater genius or more knowledge to support it”. He has been rightly described as the ‘poets’ poet’ as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, the Pre-Raphaelites, and other numberless poets were immensely influenced by him. Spenser was able to finish only six books of the epic, though his aim was to write twelve books. Spenser’s ‘sweet melodious sound’ was admired even by Shakespeare. Wordsworth aptly described him “Sweet Spenser, moving, through his clouded heaven / With the moon’s beauty and moon’s soft pace”. Spenser was aware of twelve virtues described by Aristotle that are indispensable to make an ideal person. By what means is this attainable? This incredible task was done by Spenser in his timeless nd comprehesive creation Fairy Queen. He decided to write twelve books devoted to these ideal virtues. What a gre

Shakespeare’s tragicomedy The Merchant of Venice is one of his greatest plays. Shylock and Portia are immortal characters, and they seem to be real human beings of flesh and blood. Portia requests   Shylock to show mercy in the following oft-quoted lines:   ( "The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ". Portia is the magnet of   universal attraction. The Casket scene, the Trial scene and the Ring-episode reveal her clear vision and penetrative wisdom. The bond-story would have culminated in tragedy, if Portia had not intervened.   Portia’s main argument in the trial scene is to show mercy toward Antonio. According to the contract, Shylock would extract the pound of flesh as the penalty in case of default. But Shylock refuses to show any mercy for Antonio. Portia clarifies that the bond only allows Shylock to remove the flesh , not the "b

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The Divine Comedy by Dante is an immortal epic by Dante describing the poet’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. How to find Salvation? This is the main theme of this greatest epic written in Italian language.   The truth is that this fascinating book is soul’s willing ascent toward the Almighty Lord. The poet in his journey toward heaven is accompanied by the great Roman poet Virgil, and Beatrice, the ideal woman.          We find the following immortal gems of thought in Divine Comedy showing the deepest insights of Dante: All hope abandon, ye who enter here!     Avarice, envy, pride, Three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all On Fire.   In the section Inferno, Dante reveals that the the people wth moral depravity lead the worst possible life: Their sighs, lamentations and loud wailings resounded through the starless air, so that at first it made me weep; Strange utterances, horrible pronouncements, words of pain, tones of anger, voices shrill and faint,

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Jane Austen's Comedy of Human Nature : "The most famous novels by Jane Austen, one of the greatest novelists in the world of literature, are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibi..."

The most famous novels by Jane Austen, one of the greatest novelists in the world of literature, are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion. Pride and Prejudice has always been my favorite. The most predominant theme in Pride and prejudice is love and matrimony. The opening lines of Pride and Prejudice are most famous, and strike the keynote of the novel: “ "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." These lines are spoken by Mrs. Bennet to her husband Mr. Bennet. Mrs. Bennet desires to find suitable husbands for her five daughters. The popularity of the novel is substantiated by the fact that it has sold about 20 million copies across the globe.   It is not possible to agree with Charlotte Bronte’s violent criticism of the novel: “ I haven’t any right to criticize books, and I don’t do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticize J

Arms and the man by the Nobel Laureate George Bernard shaw is on e most thought provoking plays. It is a play with an impressive moral lesson about Love and war. Shaw affirmed that for the sake of ‘Art for art’s sake’ he won’t write a single line. But to criticize Sjhaw as a propagandist would be an error of perspective. I am sure if we follow the advice of Bluntschli, the mouthpiece of Shaw in the play, we would stop glorifying the war. Bluntschli is a ‘chocolate cream soldier’. Whenever he goes to the battlefield, he prefers to use chocolate instead of cartridges. Shaw is indirectly suggesting that food is more importan war. A.C. Ward is quite right that Arms and the Man makes us laugh, and makes us think. The play satirizes our romantic attitude toward love and war. This is fully substantiated by the following famous lines by Bluntschli where he criticizes the romantic attitude toward war: "Soldiering, my dear madam, is the coward's art of attacking mercilessly when you are

It is really very shocking that a few websites have shown the topless photo of Pippa Middleton, the famous little sister of Kate.. This is not a new photo but rather five-year-old picture of Pippa Middleton as she was vacationing with her older sister Kate Middleton and P William. We know that Prince William is still haunted by her mother Princess Diana’s fatal car crash. Princess Diana had been the victim of paparazzi. It is indispensable that we our privacy should be protected. Whoever tries to violate it must be taken to task. In this case also, it is indispensable to find out how some sites published these private photos of Pippa Middleton. “Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence”- Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Middleton family is angry, and feeling betrayed. Pippa Middleton was the Maid of Honor in the Royal Wedding on April 29 at Westminster Abbey. Due to topless photos at

It is really very shocking that a few websites have shown the topless photo of Pippa Middleton. This is not a new photo but   rather five-years-old picture of Pippa Middleton as she was vacationing with her older sister Kate Middleton and P Williams. We know that   Prince William is still haunted by her mother Princess Diana’s fatal car crash . Princess Diana had been the victim of paparazzi. It is indispensable that  our privacy should be protected. Whoever tries to violate it must be taken to task. In this case also, it is indispensable to find out how the sites  published these photos of Pippa Middleton. "Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence" Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights , The fact is that we should fully respect privacy and family life of Pippa Miiddleton. Preservation and protection of privacy is Pippa Middleton’s right.    

Poetry for the Inner Ear: The Business of Barbarians : "There is no doubt that Peacemakers are blessed by God. The truth is that war has been invented by human mind. this is evident from the recen..."

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Matthew Arnold's Poetry: Inner Romanticism : "Matthew Arnold is the greatest elegiac poet in the world of poetry. His most famous elegiac poems are The Scholar Gipsy, Thyrsis, Dover Beac..."

Matthew Arnold is the greatest elegiac poet in the world of poetry. His most famous elegiac poems are The Scholar Gipsy, Thyrsis, Dover Beach, A Summer Night, Rugby Chapel. His elegiac poetry is more than a mere expression pf sorrow. His poetry invariably becomes reflective and philosophical. Poetry according to Matthew Arnold is a criticism of life. This is quite true about his own poetry. Garrod rightly says: “His poetry, profoundly melancholic, runs from the world, runs from it, as I think, hurt, hurt in some vital part. It believes itself able to sustain life only in the shade.” His poetry is a spontaneous expression of “his native melancholy, of the Virgilian cry over the mournfulness of mortal destiny” (Hugh Walker).    The above facts are easily substantiated by the following immortal lines from Dover Beach: Ah, love, let us be true To one another! for the world, which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams, So various, so beautiful, so new, Hath really neither joy, no

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Reflections on Poststructuralism : "Poststructuralism We all know that structuralism was based on the main premise that the structure of human world can be well understood by..."

Poststructuralism We all know that structuralism was based on the main premise that the structure of human world can be well understood by the structure of language. But during 1960s, the post structural authors philosophers raised doubts about the validity of the language itself to unravel the mysteries and obstinate questionings about our universe. Foucalt aptly remarked that god was crumbling under our feet. The poststructural authors are attracted by themes like Marxism, feminism, nihilism and anarchism. From De Saussure's structuralist thought to Derrida's deconstruction theories it is evident that we can never fully understand or know anything, as the the interpretation of words differ from aone individual to another. The author’s writing is not so important as its interpretation by the reader. The truth is that the reader of a poem is the real autor of the poem as he brings new interpretation quite different from the original intention of the poet. The reader writes an

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Charles Dickens is among the Classics. : "George Samson aptly remarks that like Shakespeare, Dickens has conquered the world. This is absolutely true about his immortal novel David C..."

George Samson aptly remarks that like Shakespeare, Dickens has conquered the world. This is absolutely true about his immortal novel David Copperfield. This novel reveals Dickens’ conviction-‘a belief in the paramount value of the primary, simple, benevolent impulses of man, his instinctive wish to love love and laugh, give and share’. The most remarkable quality of his novels is his humor. R. C. Churchill rightly comments” “In the field of comedy, I put Dickens above Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Fielding and Smollett.” Priestley too says that Dickens “made more people laugh than the sum total of authors in several literatures.” Dickens has created immortal characters in this novel. The major characters in this novel are David Copperfield, Uriah Heep, Betsey, Mr. Micawber and Miss Clara Peggotty. Mr. Micawber is an immortal character like Shakespeare’s Falstaff and Cervantes’ Don Quixote. The novel includes autobiographical element. David is Charles Dickens himself. Mr. and Mrs. Micawber r

Spenser’s masterpiece Fairy Queen is an exraordinary allegory. Dryden aptly remarks about Spenser: “ No man was ever born with a greater genius or more knowledge to support it”. He has been rightly described as the ‘poets’ poet’ as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, the Pre-Raphaelites, and other numberless poets were immensely influenced by him. Spenser was able to finish only six books of the epic, though his aim was to write twelve books. Spenser’s ‘sweet melodios sound’ was admired even by Shakespeare. Wordsworth aptly described him “Sweet Spenser, moving, through his clouded heaven / With the moon’s beauty and moon’s soft pace”. Spenser was aware of twelve virtues described by Aristotle that are indispensable to make an ideal person. By what means is this attainable? This incredible task was done by Spenser in his timeless nd comprehesive creation Fairy Queen. He decided to write twelve books devoted to these ideal virtues. What a great and noble mission! Th

Poetry for the Inner Ear: Inspirational Quotes for Today : "Inspirational Quotes for Today We can create heaven on earth if we peruse the following inspirational quotes from the Bible. They will ..."