Currently I am reading a biography about Rainer Maria Rilke, and as the Duino Elegies are some of the finest poetry I give you just the beginning....

Duino Elegies: The First Elegy

Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the Angelic
Orders? And even if one were to suddenly
take me to its heart, I would vanish into its
stronger existence. For beauty is nothing but
the beginning of terror, that we are still able to bear,
and we revere it so, because it calmly disdains
to destroy us. Every Angel is terror.

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—Rainer Maria Rilke

#Rilke #elegy #poem #poetry

Faure

Elegy

#music #Faure #GabrielFauré #Jacquelinedupre #elegy #1880

Little Prompts for People Who Think They Can't Write a Poem

A poem or two, found in my back yard.

#back-yard #backyard #elegy #garden #poem #prompt

Originally posted at: https://jahangiri.us/2020/little-prompts-for-people-who-think-they-cant-write-a-poem/

Little Prompts for People Who Think They Can't Write a Poem

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.27.4" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]Recently, in the Garden of Neuro Poetry Circle, I ran across a poetry prompt: https://livingpoetry.net/2021/05/31/monday-poetry-prompt-backyard/ I thought that this might be an excellent exercise for young writers and[...]

#back-yard #backyard #elegy #garden #poem #prompt

Originally posted at: https://jahangiri.us/2020/little-prompts-for-people-who-think-they-cant-write-a-poem/