07 Oct 2013
Posted by victor as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Jacques Prevert, Poetry analyzed
Work Of Art As Escape From And Confrontation With Life As A Bad Eternity Preceding Physical Death
24 Sep 2013
Posted by victor as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Films (and stills from the films) analyzed, Louis Malle, Poetry analyzed, Robert Frost
When Justified Criticism of People’s Condition and an Understandable Disappointment in Humans Becomes Narcissistically Centered and Like a King’s Edict “Indeed, there is nothing more vexing, for instance, than to be rich, of respectable family, of decent appearance, of rather good education, not stupid, even kind, and at the same time to have no talent, […]
11 Sep 2013
Posted by victor as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Man Ray, Paintings, sculptures and drawings analyzed, Paul Eluard, Poetry analyzed
“Honest Justice” (“Hot Law of Men”, Harsh Law of Men” and “Gentle Law of Men”) and “The Final Reason” Honest Justice It is the hot law of men: from grapes they make wine, from coal they make fire, from kisses they make men. It is the harsh law of men: to keep themselves untouched in […]
07 Aug 2013
Posted by victor as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Octavio Paz, Poetry analyzed
Poet’s Invitation of Human Body into Meaning … The human couple is the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time. Octavio Paz, “Alternating Current”, The Viking Press, 1973, p. 53 Counterparts In my body you search the mountain […]
08 Jul 2013
Posted by Victor-Katia as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Paul Celan, Poetry analyzed
Aspen Tree Reflecting The “Starry Night”, And The Golden Loop Of The Round Star As A Projection Of A Wounded Soul Aspen Tree Aspen Tree, your leaves glance white into the dark. My mother’s hair was never white. Dandelion, so green is the Ukraine. My yellow-haired mother did not come home. Rain cloud, above the […]
08 Jun 2013
Posted by victor as Poetry analyzed, Rene Char
Man As A “Buoy in the battlements” and Man As “The Heart As The Violent Rose” THE VIOLENT ROSE Eye in a trance silent mirror As I approach I depart Buoy in the battlements Head against head to forget all Until the shoulder butts the heart The violent rose Of ruined and transcended lovers. Rene […]
12 May 2013
Posted by victor as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Marina Tsvetaeva, Poetry analyzed
Praying to Souls of Nature Forgive me, my mountains! Forgive me, my rivers! Forgive me, my fields! Forgive me, my grass! Mother was putting a cross on a solder, Mother was bidding farewell to her son… And again from the crooked shack – Forgive me, forgive me, my rivers… May 14, 1918 (Transl. by V. […]
16 Apr 2013
Posted by victor as Disappointed in mortals…, Discussion and Mind-Probing, Marina Tsvetaeva, Photographic art and posters analyzed, Poetry analyzed
Human Destiny As A Shift from Feeling Uplifted By The Fascination With Majestic Heights To The Orphanhood of “Dry” Heather To my Czechian friend, Anna Antonovna Teskova Disappointed in mortals, Not being fascinated anymore. To the old-age heather, To the silver-sliding dried grass. Let’s trumpeters trump glory To my shadow! To heather-the losses, To heather-the […]