This is Prasad, 25, based in Bangalore. I am interested in poetry, both writing and reading. The Zest carries informative messages on poetry, and it feels good to be subscribed to it.
The latest poet I have been reading is Nazim Hikmet. What I like about his writing is that he is rebellious and has a sense of humor mixed with it. He is didactic, too. I liked his thoughts on free verse: "Tonight I am going to be a street singer with a bad voice". (Incidentally, he introduced free verse in Turkish literature.) I admire structured verse, (have started this recently, though) and it is inspiring to read ancient Dravidian literature- religious poetry. What humiliates me the most is that the poems have been spontaneous "outpourings" and not mentally prepared, and most of it adhere to strict structure! I don't write strict structured verse myself. I have been interested in poetry for the last 4 years. I believe that art sustains life and teaches one that he is never a cent per cent. But why poetry and not any other form of art? I have to arrive at an answer by exploring poetry further. Bye for now, Prasad Nazim Hikmet below: Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel, for example- I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/yqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Did you get this mail as a forward? Subscribe by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join. Members are encouraged to post poetry, their own and others', respond critically to the poems circulated, and participate in discussions. Post via email at [email protected] OR online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post. ---theZESTcommunity-------------- [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
