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In the second part of poet Jim Murdoch's exploration of the changing face of poetry he discusses the poetry of Frederick Seidel who has been called 'the poet the 20th century deserved,' the Greek poet, Elias Petropoulos whose ashes were thrown in a sewer in accordance with his wishes and Adorno's claim that "after Auschwitz writing poetry is barbaric." Keats wrote "Beauty is truth, truth beauty"-is that still true? Was it ever true?

People have struggled for years to define poetry but one recurring adjective that people use to describe it is 'beautiful'. In the past perhaps that might have been true but in an increasingly ugly world poets find themselves drawn to equally ugly topics. Is there such a thing though as 'ugly poetry'? Scottish poet Jim Murdoch investigates.

'The older I get, the more I value sincerity and directness. I think it's tragic that "sincere", at least in the context of the arts, seems to have become a euphemism for "naïve", typically trotted out in a pejorative way to suggest "well-meaning but amateurish". What is sincerity, if not simply meaning what you say?' Kona Macphee's poetry is a refreshing change to much of the poetry you might have read in the past, honest, direct and accessible and all in a good way.

Flarf poetry can be characterized as an avant-garde poetry movement of the late 20th century and the early 21st century. Its first practitioners utilized an aesthetic dedicated to the exploration of "the inappropriate" in all of its guises. Their method was to mine the Internet with odd search terms then distil the results into often hilarious and sometimes disturbing poems, plays, and other texts. Okay, that's what Wikipedia says. So how do you write the damn stuff?

"You are the proper person / Now, bring forward your chair / and head to the notion that / ast every object..." (......)

"Old women live without eating / leaning back fingernails / on the arms of their rockin' chairs...." (.....)

New Australian poetry site.

I am excited to share my poetry with all of you.

If you have ever studied a foreign language you will realise that translation is not simply a matter of swapping one word in one language for the equivalent in another. Australian poet John Kinsella has for many years worked at translating many great poets for his own enjoyment (he is not a professional translator). This collection gathers together many of these and provides a great introduction to French, German, Greek, Russian and Chinese poetry stretching over 2700 years.

All writers are voyeurs but then so are all readers. And all writers are exhibitionists but not all writers want to reveal everything; they expect their readers to do some of the work. There are two styles of writing: explicit vs implicit. Both provide information that can lead us to the truth and both hold mirrors so that in addition to discovering the truths hidden in the text readers also have the opportunity to learn truths about themselves. What is this need to see all about?

What does 'I love you' mean to you? Author Jim Murdoch takes a long hard look at many different kinds of love that we are capable of, from romantic love through familial love, brotherly love and love of country to love of chocolate and discovers that love is anything but straightforward.

"Slopped down the time-line / thundered apples and you're hypnotized / Persia boys and all the wives - / and the snow effect is optimized..... (....)"

my aim in life essay

Poem on living as a Christian.

Puranas have been to guide to life. Having narrated the stories of ancestors, Their ways of life still influence the culture. The Bhagvat Puran narrates the story of Hiranyakashipu, Who like many d…

He who is the god of war and seas, Is the almighty brother of Zeus and Hades. Leaves behind his divinity, While making love to me. When I was floating in the sea of sorrows and sufferings, Poseidon saved me from drowning. With his three prolonged tridents, He killed the beast from my life.

Once upon a time, There were two furious Olympian gods, Athena the goddess of war, wisdom, justice, arts and literature; Poseidon, the god of seas, war and horses. Poseidon was the brother of Zeus,...

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