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RE: ADSactly Poetry: Arthur Rimbaud, The Seer Poet of Modernity (Part III)
I already pointed out to you that Temporada en el infierno was one of my favorite Rimabaud works. When we speak specifically of the journey, we speak of life, of existence itself. But also about the journey that the poet must go through to achieve his work. It is not only to enter into his being and search into the depths of the soul, but to take out what is there, to give it form and to show it. Seek words that say what you want to say and make you feel what you want. That can become a borderline and intoxicating experience. That reminds me of a poem by the Venezuelan writer Eugenio Montejo in which he speaks of the impossibility of words to capture all feelings. Thank you for such an excellent post, @josemalavem
Very valuable comment, @nancybriti. Rimbaud spoke of the "alchemy of the verb," and in that phrase I think his conception of poetry and the poet's work is summed up. We know that poetry is the art of the word, of the verb, but Rimbaud also saw it as a process of transfiguration or transmutation, as the alchemists wanted: to transform common minerals into gold; the great Work, as they called it, which was a metaphor for the transformation of man. Always grateful.