Some of comments posted on this article at the time of publication:
#25 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-15 07:24
In my view, a poem whether it is habitual based or ideology based, it should have poetry in it. By the way, what do you mean by “habitual based poetry”? How habitual based poems can be discounted for the lack of poetry in it? With due respects to him, I don’t find a single line of poetry in those lines of Sri Ismail, whereas you find it ‘somewhat better’, which itself indicates that it is not a good poem at all. I rest my case here.
#24 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-15 06:57
Mr. Kiran, you seem to be having plethora of questions which is good.
Though I won’t dare to discount either Sri Sri or Ismail based on few standalone examples, I would like to put forward my two cents on your comment.
Private Vaana of Ismail is habitual based. Whereas, Sri Sri’s ‘Samanya Kaamana’ is a definite outcome of the intentional infusion of his belief aka ideology into poetry.
In my personal opinion, Ismail’s poem is somewhat better off than Sri Sri’s as the former one tries to present a novel lookout of rain.
#23 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-15 05:42
Ignore my earlier comment.
Partha garu – Your point is well taken. H’ever, what I say is that irrespective of the ideologies and other things that poets indulge in at different stages of their life, their poems certainly get diluted when compared to their initial works.
As an example, you can see this happening with Greatest Poet like Ismail gaaru also. Check the below poem from his “ratri vachchina rahasyapu vaana”. As a matter of fact, you can not attribute any political ideologies to Ismail gaaru and still the poetic values are missing strangely in the below poem.
ప్రైవేటు వాన
కాలేజికి వెడుతుంటే
రోడ్డు మీద
హఠాత్తుగా ఒక మేఘం
యుద్ధం ప్రకటించింది
నెత్తిమీద రుమాళ్ళు వేసుకుని
పక్క షాపుల్లోకి, అరుగుల మీదికి
పరిగెత్తి
తలదాచుకున్నాం
వాన తగ్గాక
పర్వాలేదనుకుని బయల్దేరితే
కాలేజి గేటు వద్ద
గన్నేరు చెట్టు
దగ్గిరికి రానిచ్చి
తన ప్రైవేటు వానలో
తడిపేసింది మమ్మల్ని.
In other words, even SriSri is not any exception to this phenomenon and it has got nothing to do with the ideologies.
#22 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-15 05:40
Partha garu – Your point is well taken. H’ever, what I say is that irrespective of the ideologies and other things that poets indulge in at different stages of their life, their poems certainly get diluted when compared to their initial works.
As an example, you can see this happening with Greatest Poet like Ismail gaaru also. Check the below poem from his “ratri vachchina rahasyapu vaana”. As a matter of fact, you can attribute any political ideologies to Ismail gaaru and still the poetic values are missing strangely in the below poem.
ప్రైవేటు వాన
కాలేజికి వెడుతుంటే
రోడ్డు మీద
హఠాత్తుగా ఒక మేఘం
యుద్ధం ప్రకటించింది
నెత్తిమీద రుమాళ్ళు వేసుకుని
పక్క షాపుల్లోకి, అరుగుల మీదికి
పరిగెత్తి
తలదాచుకున్నాం
వాన తగ్గాక
పర్వాలేదనుకుని బయల్దేరితే
కాలేజి గేటు వద్ద
గన్నేరు చెట్టు
దగ్గిరికి రానిచ్చి
తన ప్రైవేటు వానలో
తడిపేసింది మమ్మల్ని.
In other words, even SriSri is not any exception to this phenomenon and it has got nothing to do with the ideologies.
#21 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-15 04:27
Mr. Kiran you can take Khadga Srushti as the best example.
Of course, in this anthology too there are certain reminiscences of his poetical talents staring at the readers albeit rarely.
ఆ దాచిన పళ్ళెంలో
ఏం తెచ్చావ్ సుకవీ
ఆ మూల సంచీలో
ఏమున్నది కవీకవీ
నీ మూసిన గుండెల్లో
ఏం దాచావ్ సుకవీ
నీ పాడని పాటలలో
రాపాడే దేది కవీ
ఆ కొసలో నీడలలో
ఏ సత్యం సుకవీ
ఏ సత్యం ఏ స్వప్నం
ఏ స్వర్గం సుకవీ
మాకోసం నీ కోసిన
వే కాన్కల పూలు కవీ
This is a poem called ‘నేపధ్యంలో’.
Apart from its rhythamic flow, this poem throws beautiful pictures of different states that a poet undergoes. Here దాచిన పళ్ళెం, ఆ మూల సంచీ, ఆ కొసలో నీడలలో etc are metaphorical words/phrases that allure the readers to decipher what they actually indicate !
But what continues after such an enthralling lytical feast is…
సైన్స్ వల్ల ఈరోజున
సామాన్యుని బ్రతుకు కూడా
సౌందర్యమయం కాగల
సదుపాయం లభించింది
జన్మం చర్మం వెనకటి
సంప్రదాయమూ ఇప్పటి
సంఘస్థితులూ నెరపే
అసమానత పనికిరాదు
ఐశ్వర్యం అందరిదీ
అందుచేతే అందులోన
సామాన్యుడు తన వాటా
తనకిమ్మని కోరుతాడు…
Likewise goes on “Samanyuni Kamana” poem. At least I failed to see the basics of poetics being maintained in the above piece.
Hope you got what I intended to say.
Thanks
#20 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-12 11:14
Well second part of this series focuses on his poetry in translation of course.
Second part of the question is very tough and demanding. Thank god it is not addressed to me.
#19 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-12 11:05
Every poet has his own peaks and he will be best remembered for those. By the way, can you tell me what are the other contributions that one can remember of Nannaya, Tikkana, Errapragada besides Andhra Mahabharata Translation?
#18 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-12 10:54
#17 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-12 10:48
#16 Selections From Sri Sri And Other Essays – Part 1 — 2013-03-12 10:38