To A Young Poet Comments

A true Russian Poet, very dramatic words, but he wrote his own poetry.

Bryusov also began to publish his own poems, which were very much influence by the Decadent and Symbolist movements of his contemporary Europe.

Susan Williams said it best!

Poetry is the language of the heart and mind. To love oneself without bounds and feel for no one is in derogation of this noblest art. I concur with the wonderful comments of Susan Williams.

Well expressed thoughts and feelings written from the heart....

A great poem. But what makes us good poets are feelings we have for othe pe

Follow the first: don't live by the present, The future is a poet's only place. Second, remember: feel for no one, Love yourself without bounds. Safeguard the third: worship art, Art alone, without thought or goal.....wow great three commandments for young poet; lets follow these three commandments and make the Poet Valery Yaklovich Bryusov immortal.....

Pale youth with embarrassed gaze! If you follow my three commandments, I'll die in peace, a defeated warrior, Knowing I leave a poet behind. very fine poem. tony

Seems an inspiration and a motivation to budding poets..

'The future is a poet's only place' - I agree, it's a good piece of advice. Congratulations on the poem's selection as the 'Classic Poem of the Day'!

What dreadful advice! ! ! To love thyself and no one else would yield a harvest of stunted and warped " poetry" of absolutely no wisdom, no understanding, no depth. Hopefully, Bryusov was being sarcastic.

Feel fo no one! ! ! No wonder the poet felt like a defeated warrior!

The last two lines give the idea that he has not lived by those three commandments and thus does not consider himself a poet and if the youth he is addressing does so he will be or become a poet and he will die in peace, and here we assume that he will go first, but defeated for he fought to be a poet but could not achieved victory.

Since he is late his thoughts expired. I disagree a poet is a machinr of empathy thats why we write. Love people and the art will follow. Any way he is from the soulless western culture and i am from the more civilised soulful african culture. The poem is great..the message reckless...my opinion

Wonderful advice for the budding Poets of the world indeed!