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Towards a New Spirituality in Poetry

darin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:16:49 +0000

“The Kosmic Karma of an Integral Poet” by Paul Lonely

Dear postmodern and contemporary artists of the world: You’re trying too hard. Most of you seem to be dead set on becoming the next ‘mad genius.’ And, quite frankly, it’s cliché . . . It’s high time for a group of integral artists to transcend the trendiness of self-deconstruction and call for a global transformation. May I be so bold as to offer a couple new mantras for the 21st century? Here’s the first: Art for Spirit’s Sake. Do you like it? If so, I offer the second: Sanity is the new Crazy. Shadow work, meditation, yoga, contemplation, prayer, authentic self inquiry. SANITY is the new Crazy.

Move Me, Change Me, Give Me Great Bliss

darin — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:28:55 +0000

Emily Dickinson’s definition of poetry: “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.”

Here’s one person’s list of 15 poetry books that fit that description:

Pronoiac Poetics 2

darin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:29:10 +0000

Blackberries in the Dream House by Diane Frank

http://www.dianefrank.net/

What would happen to us if we were to undertake the discipline of turning our life entirely and self-consciously, into a poem?