[This poem welcomes comments from readers on its form, style, rhyme, meter, imagery, and anything else which human imagination (and otherwise) permits. As a background, the not-so-faint-hearted readers are recommended to read poems of master poets such as Alexander Pope (“An Essay on Criticism”) , Carl Sandburg (“Bath”) , Allen Ginsberg (“Sphincter”, “Please Master”, “Hospital Window”, and “Death & Fame”) , and Anne Sexton (“Again And Again And Again”, “Love Letter Written in a Burning Building”) . There is no attempt made here for the imitation-is-the-best-form-of-flattery drill (!) . The message here is simple. Exactly].
One Day in The Life of Ivan Gesticulatovich
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wowderful nowderful wonderful.......it's the way it comes out of the page like magic............John
Subroto, initially, with a first read of this 'enormous poem' I was awed and reeled under its weight and philosophy, rather logical design. It fascinated me purely because I have never in all my years thought about the hand and fingers in the way it has been addressed here. The form of this poem is structural prose but the imagery is outstanding. I could not detect any particularly rhyming pattern as such but the form and style surely did not bore! Gesticulatovich not only entertained himself but others too with his fascination for his own hand and fingers that spelt out a great deal to him. The uses for all the five fingers had me smiling and wonderstruck at the precise usage and focus. And for all his capabilities and prowess that he became a poet made me feel unduly proud and spirited for him. The noise about his poems with many poets fainting due to rage or ecstasy, wondrously caught my curiousity to know more about him. Thank you Subroto!
I had to dropp a dime on this piece it held my attention and i needed a laugh and it most definitely had humor. Thanx for a good read!
A very daring concept.Thanks for sharing this sabbatical research work.
This is simply... A masterpiece great job! marvelous to read
The ending is fine, but the title is terrible. The title reflects nothing about the writing underneath. Therefore, it is completely useless to the writing and it only takes away from the writing itself. GW62