Taste Of Poetry

To study a poem is to taste a poem. Like a chunk of sandwich inside the upper tongue and soft palate, you cannot instantly swallow it, rather you gently crunch, licking its spice with your saliva till the extremely taste is squeezed out for utmost satisfaction.

Poetry brokers no quick reading like is carried out to a newspapers, newsletters, magazines and some other piece of official documents exactly where you study, hurrying to get to the finish of the story for the fundamental info or resolution-thereby swallowing the entire content material with out waiting to taste the words, the context, and it concurrent partnership with the other unit of words. And the outcome comes out against consummation, what has been accomplished is mere consumption, a bowel movement without the need of any which means gained therein for the complete physique and the life so lived.

The sound, shape and arrangement of the words are of essence to a poetic piece as a lot as the message. In fact, the appeal commences from the eyes, to each other organs: the ear, nose, mouth, tongue, and the ear, all alert, alive and aloud to allow the maximum derivation of the very best. The brain, coordinating all these senses, the heart pulsing beat to match the rhythm of the poem. The failing of any of these attributes is a minus to performing justice to the poem.

To discover to savour a poem, 1 has to understand that poetry is concrete and sensitive. Reading a poem is to initial understand it a physical object although in an abstract medium by which suggestions conveyed. A piece of poem regardless of whether brief or lengthy, possesses a presence which is equivalent to a material existence, just like a standing sculpture, a painting or even a meal of tasty barbecue.

TASTE is an internalized self receptor which is felt in the bud-deep down within of the person, which is when a poem can start to communicate. So even when 1 listens to the poem study by yet another individual, it is nonetheless not adequately felt since taste differs in tongues. It is pertinent that you study it to your self-by your self, aloud or at least mouthed to yourself.

To study a poem is to taste a poem. When you really feel a poem, you have succeeded in producing your own sound of the perception of the words you speak. Your mouth is the taste bud of poetry and not your flipping eyes. Hence a wealthy poem is a wealthy tongue.

A PRIEST OF Poetry-P.O.P Author of poetry collection "SCAR in the HEART of pain" and its Spoken Word audio Album. Winner of ANA Lagos (Association of Nigerian Authors) Poetry Efficiency Festival Prize 2006 and Pakistan June Poetrycraze contest 2009. 2nd Prize Poetry Winner of Ken Saro-Wiwa Contest, Houston(USA) 2010, won the June Loudthotz Poetry contest 201one and directed the general winning Poetry Functionality of district five Education Board for the Lagos State Jam Feast Competitors 201a single, his poems have been published in the 'Lime Jewel' collection-London 2010- a book for Haiti victims and other publications. Presently, an independent tv presenter with Konto Music.

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