September 9th, 2009
Poetry Time
Sample of Persian Calligraphy from a Mughal Album. Calligraphy: Iran, Safavid, 16th century; margins: India, Mughal, 17th century.
Why isn’t poetry more popular than ever now? We have shorter attention spans (especially for the written word), words fail us in this profound, elusive, and constantly-shifting world, and creativity is thriving in the business community as commerce finds a helpful partner in artistic endeavors, which engage and enchant the consumer.
At the Brooklyn Museum this weekend, I was struck by the wall text of the exhibit entitled: Light of the Sufis. The exhibit featured a number of illuminated manuscripts and hand painted objects adorned with Arabic script. The text said: “Poetry provided unlimited possibilities for interplay between sacred and profane images.” What is life in 2009 if not “interplay between sacred and profane images?” голова болит секс
Some might say poetry does exist in the form of lyrics, slams, tweets, txts, and blogs. That may be true. My brother sent me this today: http://textsfromlastnight.com/
Anna Karenina movies . Oh joy. Absurdity in the mundane.
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Personally, I am shucking all business speak for plain speak and poetry. I renounce jargon! I put a hex on acronyms! Henceforth, my work will be dedicated to clarity and simplicity, with an occasional foray into inspired nonsense. I invite you to join me.
I was asked to work on a business book with a team of advertisers the other day. I said, “No, thanks.” I think I’ll write business poetry instead. Won’t you be my subject?
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