07-30-2015, 03:35 PM
As Pilate asked, 'What is truth?' I think your distillations are philosophical questions as there are no real absolutes - perhaps not for the man on the Clapham omnibus who may never have thought deeply about any of it.
So much is subjective, in the eye of the beholder (cliché,) culturally dominated et. al. Although I do appreciate the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
I suspect poets have similar motivations to other writers, artists, musicians, designers, or indeed any field of creative endeavour. A desire to create and (perhaps) publicly express themselves. There's seems to be something in all of us - call it a talent if you want - which, once recognised internally - wants to get out. It may well be an evolutionary trait to display prowess to attract a mate (even if not many recite a poem on a first date any more.)
I wonder if a detailed multi-choice poll here might give some answers.
Cheers
So much is subjective, in the eye of the beholder (cliché,) culturally dominated et. al. Although I do appreciate the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
I suspect poets have similar motivations to other writers, artists, musicians, designers, or indeed any field of creative endeavour. A desire to create and (perhaps) publicly express themselves. There's seems to be something in all of us - call it a talent if you want - which, once recognised internally - wants to get out. It may well be an evolutionary trait to display prowess to attract a mate (even if not many recite a poem on a first date any more.)
I wonder if a detailed multi-choice poll here might give some answers.
Cheers
A poet who can't make the language sing doesn't start. Hence the shortage of real poems amongst the global planktonic field of duds. - Clive James.