BRIAN STRAND POET PROFILE

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MY POETIC STYLE

 OPEN VERSE may be described as an apperception of poetic elements -

imagery,assonance,rhythm,sound symbolism of an intuitive of the self conscious in a crystallised convergence of the moment ,with punctuation implied by the form, 

interpretation by the reader changing according to mood, thus essentially fluid and inherently variable.Especially in poetry read aloud where interpretation is unique each time as the reader participates in the poem as one does when iviewing a painting in a gallery

 Hilda Morley created (in the 1970's ) this type of  this 'verse freed' (which she labelled 'organic' )ie freed from convention,formal in experimentation closely related to Denise Levertov definition "organic form in poetry'. An early organic Sea Lily  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7T7t3zuVMc

I first wrote in this style in Jan 2012..here it is AN OPEN(organic)  VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' (intuitive cadence)& so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment

Standing as in a dream bemused in my private world alone and yet surrounded by others thoughts read digested and considered waiting listening then writing my verse I awake,content until the next time

and perhaps best explained in verse itself

also from early 2012

Will my verse reach your ear can your eye stay the course Does unconvention confound the rhythm of your eyes Take a deep breath exhale and read between my lines unphased by phrase and habitude or human voice The choice is always yours if my poem will be or is not to be a tune upon your ear

LATER EXAMPLES of OPEN FORM by Brian Strand (from 2013 on Poetry Soup)

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/an_open_form_459339

MORE EXAMPLES by Brian Strand

Each chiselled line enamel images to float upon sounds sans rime staccato syntax align symmetry as iambics beat the drum of vers liber... ....tine

STAY CURIOUS

(Read aloud here)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vdqKSXcLNX4

perspectives, &beyond first impressions moving images notions, found objects refracting light restless shifting silhouettes incomplete structure recesses in exteriors informal at scaled angles or a complete whole nothing visible pointless to speculate the lines of hopelessness in a downward spiral the emotive aspects of a sense of place everchanging beyond telling a special time of intense interest an intimate presence unspoken in a dedicated space reflective profiles circles in spectrums of colour distinctive explorations acquisitions of legacies all motivations of a creative influence upon the curious heart

INSCAPES

apperception an intuition beyond form instilled spontaneous of the moment a channel of self conscious convergence a crystallisation spoken aloud indelibly inked forever an interpretation changing according to mood essentially fluid inherently variable illusive as a shadow

NOTE :More info about Open form can be found @ http://www.textetc.com

Material from my blogs can be freely used for non-commercial (educational purposes) if cited in the usual way.

IMAGISM&ME

IMAGISM   Image” that ..unique instant of time.. the presentation of which gives a sense of sudden liberation; a sense of freedom from time ... and space .. that sense ... experienced in the presence of works of art..unrepeatable.. tangible to the moment.. to present one Image in a lifetime better than volumes of wordplay

..takes many short forms 

 Here are some of mine 

 *** 

 (senryu) where ever he looks 

 Mona Lisa's gaze follows- 

 his every step 

======

(hi-ku) 

 on the wind 

 a bell tolls- 

 memories surface

 === 

mon-o-ku

 carol concert prelude- 

                       chatter of innocents 

***

 (couplet) a broken heart no words could save 

 death's red poppy petals her grave 

*** 

 (kimo)

 on fresh earth 

the ashphatel lily lies 

 a bay leaf crumbles &dies 

 we each change but..in death 

***

 (american doublet) 

 I brush a tall primrose in early bloom 

 on the evening breeze..a yellow perfume 

***

 (imagist) 

 all around..the silence of an empty house

 ****

 (rhyme) 

 Passion the first kiss of love's bliss  

could lips be soft like this 

*** 

 (spaces)

 a brief encounter 

 a marriage of convenience 

 ***

 (ekphrasis-seurat)

 small dots before our eyes 

 the picture we devise

 *** 

 (kuhlman -

spring) 

 Come Day:warmth,white,blooms:play

 *** 

 (tercet) 

 When ,she and I become we

 True love for us,may not be-

 'til I love her,who loves me

 *** 

 (alliterate) 

dull 

dank 

December day- 

devastation's depression 

 descends 

*** 

 (bantu) 

 A sea mist rolls inshore this morning 

The optician proposes a cataract op 

*** 

 (tristich) 

 Wardrobes, full of clothes, 

 crossstitch cluttered walls- 

her shadow still clouds my mind 

*** 

(epigram) 

 at ease on my bookshelf- yesterday's leisured hours 

**

(crystalline) 

 daisy buttercup yellow cowslip  

together mix in fellowship 

*** 

 (septimal)

 was 

Seurat 

 making a point 

*** 

 (emily) 

 Thee&Me

 free by a sacrifice- 

 a sacrifice for free

 *** 

 (fulton)

 Short Lived 

 M A Y 

 F L Y 

 D A Y 

 *** 

 (p s) 

 Last Gasp 

 a 

 winning

 formula

 *** 

(elegy) 

 still beauty in her stare 

 but she was not there

 *** 

 (snowball)

 I 

 to 

 you 

 avow 

 *** 

 (dodoitsu) 

 a delicate petalled rose 

flutters slowly from on high, 

upon the green sward,to lie-

 dying sans a sigh

NOTE Imagists use clear, simple language to paint a picture. Imagery, on the other hand, is use of flowery and descriptive language, and often figurative language, to create an image in the reader’s mind. An imagist would keep things simple, and not use imagery other than specific sensory details.

Material from my blogs can be freely used for non-commercial educational  purposes if cited in the usual way.

YOUTUBE LINKS

SPORTING LIFE

An interest in sport ( and in younger days participation) is another part of my life alongside poetry .

This short series combines the two.It commences with Kobe Bryant's  'Dear Basketball'

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eKL8UAX0UGA

 

 my last sport as a participant ,riding.

Here is a poetic clip thereon

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xmNuTOKl8vU

The penultimate ekphrasis in this short series is from Michael Longley and his poem on Lowry''s painting Man  lying on a Wall at this link 

https://sites.google.com/site/manlyingonawall

and recited clip thereof at

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9x36bOoYxgA

Since a very young child AssocIation Football(soccer) has been at the forefront of my sporting pastimes as this poetic clip indicates 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KxW69EMN-T0

and this you tube poetic clip explains  this particular sporting dream of what once was the 'beautiful game'

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A9bexIfZbRs

Before my interest in poetry,I recall perhaps the most well remembered,(or at least the most well known) were the  interview poetic clips of the boxing legend Ali

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo_ZPwes9EQ?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J50UFKM-wg4

This third in my series features a couple of poetic clips about golf which featured in my sporting life..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=5s&v=CChYRdSJBwk

And..in similar vein

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur4Y9CQT6fM

Cricket was a very early passion which I played until my early forties,and which is still my ' first ' sport ,here is youtube poetic clip thereon

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-8bMl328Ujw

MUSIC YOUTUBE LINKS

MUSIC AND POETRY

Music has run alongside my poetic life ( as my Happening ear candy poetry postings reveal)This short blog series illustrates it has ever been thus for poets,we commence with this clip..

I am in need of music by Elizabeth Bishop

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gs8K7936-H

 this clip of Satie the avant garde conposer

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4bxHman6q_4

The penultimate clip in yhis short series is Music by Walter de la Mare

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yNradNWlAnE

This clip of The Guitar by F G Lorca continues our series of music and the poetic life

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nmcXUfkKBHA

The music of Vivaldi in the youtube clip continues this series of the two art forms so close to my heart

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv8Ke3Sjos

In our series today,perha@ps one of the oldest exaamples of this genre, My Lute Awakes by Thomas Wyatt in this youtube clip

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=INulZpj2PDA

The second clip in the short series is Langston Hughes with The Weary Blues

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E6WXHt1faF4

 

POETS ON POETRY

POETS ON POETRY

Poets by definition have the best perspective upon poetry,here in the first of this short series is Neruda''s take in this clip of.  ?poetry 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r2x1w5rMHYM

 

To conclude this series my take on poetry with this clip A WORDSWORTH

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zh7Gn5MBg3k

The penultimate in this series is Dylan Thomas Notes on the art of poetry

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_47cpNHOfw

Billy Collins with his Introduction to Poetry

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lf69NbUlZXk

Next in this series my famousv namesake Mark Strand with Eating Poetry

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WmGvkfA1WDE

The second clip in this series is Mcliesh''s Ars Poetica

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLZBlYEt_A