Monday, August 20, 2018

Read More Online Poetry: Ink Node

https://www.inknode.com/emilypettit/because-you-can-have-this-idea-about-being-afraid-of-something

It's hard for me to rationalize buying books of poetry. Whether I see it as too self-indulgent, or I'm too miserly,  as much as a bibliophile as I am it's been one of the lesser evils in terms of my book buying obsessions. It's like buying art... Am I really that kind of person--the person who can afford to buy art?

That's changing a little as I allow myself to write more poetry and do more art. Using art as the clearer example: I am learning to see more since I've begun drawing and painting. I've learned to not just see what I expect to see but to acknowledge there's more there there than meets the eye, if you know what to look for. In art, there are shadows and edges and white spaces. In poetry, there are pauses, shadings and reflections.

Online is ideal territory for finding and viewing both art and poetry, whether it's the classics at some of the well-known museums or universities:
ART
https://images.nga.gov/?service=category&action=show_content_page&language=en&category=16
http://mentalfloss.com/article/75809/12-world-class-museums-you-can-visit-online
or specialized wiki-type encyclopedias
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
or virtual art galleries
https://www.deviantart.com/
POETRY
(search "poetry" on this site for some links)