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The redbreast whistles from a garden croft, IMAGINATION, IMAGERY, AND IMITATION
And gathering swallows twitter in skies.” Change is constant for creativity in any era for it is a testimony of fundamental aspects of humanity in the contemporary scenario. Sethi Krishan Chand in his research
Visitors to the city can enjoy a self-guided tour taking the sights that inspired the poet in his troubled life to give him a healing break. paper has emphasized upon the visual appeal to be more powerful which is normally used in classrooms by teachers to clarify their points with the help of diagrams.
William Wordsworth is synonymous with the heavenly Lake District. His work is incredibly evocative of summer days spent by the lakes. The most famous poem - Leonardo Da Vinci and other great artists with acute observation of a scientific mind have explored and recorded human body and Nature by drawing images or sketches
”Daffodils “was the result of his coming across a vibrant belt of daffodils in the woods behind Go barrow Park in Ullswater with his sister Dorothy. for reference for future generations' research for advancement. It takes a golden millennium to reach to the modern age that we are blessed with as a guiding force. The
relationship between textual and visual art is a complex one, marked by both internal struggle and interdependence. As new research offers fresh insights into this fraught
“I wandered lonely as a cloud
relationship. The languages, cultures geographical landscapes, architectural uniqueness of every age are reflected in poetry as a background. The transition and
That floats on high over vales and hills,
confusion of the warring society of this nuclear age have to be shown a mirror through the body which is the picture to lay bare the simplicity of pure soul of words for the
When all at once I saw a crowd, survival of humanity. In the poem-'Here”,
A host of golden daffodils.”
Philip Larkin longs for pastoral scenes, as his hometown, Hull like any other city on the globe is densely hemmed upon by industrial landscape polluting the skyscape and
The precursor of Impressionism, Claude Monet - A French painter of nature and impression in 19th-century realism in painting consists in painting the objective reality that greenery.
is things as they are, without the interference of a subject's perception, or of his emotions or his interpretation. A poem by Kate Tempest, who draws her inspiration from “Swerving east, from rich industrial shadows
overlooked beauty spots, has captured a tender moment in picturesque lines of a small spot of Hackney Green-
And traffic all night north; swerving through fields
“The pond was calm, the sky was new
Too thin and this led to be called meadows.”
Your voice was soft, your lies were true…
The imagery in these lines brings the same snapshots but a picture of the scene with the poem would make it crystal clear.
We sat there and the light shone through
CONCLUSION
The leaves and we admired the view.”
As the globe is shrinking and a plethora of knowledge is available on the Web through various media or through the increase of globetrotters, the world has become very
The otherwise mundane neglected spots are brought to limelight by such description and pictorial description. These poems have increased tourism in these areas. When appealing in pictures as an album of memories stored visually. A static picture is a hidden movement that captures the poetic expression aesthetically and crosses
you think of the poems of Scotland the verses of illustrious Robert Burns are sure to spring to your mind, writing with sentimental affection for Scotland 'peaks and valleys borders of language and country for universal appeal. The strain of intellectual pursuit is lessened by a sensitive heart to receive the pleasure of the illustration of an
bringing to mind the pictures of its countenance mesmerizing even to strangers. The national poet of today's Scotland, Jackie Kay in her short poem “High lands “pay heed illuminated picture.
to its characteristic rural natural sight in these lines-
Pictures in any form of art combining with poetry have made it more attractive and comprehensive for the common man and even aroused interest in children as a learning
“All I remember in the Highland night
skill to rekindle curiosity in the oldest genre of literature.
the sheep outside,
Mr. Krishan Sethi & Mrs. Sunita Sethi have achieved this aesthetic mission through their beautiful coffee table books of pictorial poetry. History, landscapes, and poems
The full moon smoking in the sky - on different themes of love and peace have been grandly captured in their books.
Was that led me and I led you.” A quatrain from my poem -”Magic of poetry “sums up their kaleidoscopic range of themes -
The personal emotions intermingle with the scenery as words mingle with pictures of the environment outside creating a beautiful amalgam of ethereal beauty. The “The poet's mind depicts locations of fancy,
famous Emily Brontë of Wuthering Heights, famous for her passionate writings, is impossible to separate from the gloomy majesty of the Haworth moors. Her vivid Fascinating truths in a globe confined,
imagination is well described by her sister, Charlotte who wrote -'My sister loved moors. Flowers brighter than the rose bloomed in the blackest of the heath for her; out of a A mirror of whims and caprice of reality,
sullen hollow in a livid hill-side, her mind could make an Eden “. Quoting Emily Brontë -
In short, the history of all mankind.”
“But lovelier than cornfields all waving
The current social media is the greatest example of the outburst of pictorial poetry popularity in myriad expression. Picture prompt competition and digital poems have
In emerald and vermeil, and gold,
become a rage with poetry synchronization of multimedia concepts into one whole. We have come a long way in combining the sensuality of the picture with the wisdom of
Are the heights where the north-wind is raving,
words. The diversity of experimentation has enriched the artists and encouraged amateurs and connoisseurs alike to explore new dimensions in the fusion of creativity.
And the crags where I wandered of old.”
I shall conclude Mr. Sethi's vision in a couplet form of the poem –“Poetry for Life”;
I have mentioned her purposely to bring the point of what a pictorial poetry is capable of by playing around with imagination, word images and fantasy creating pictures of “Literature began with poetry and will doubtless end with it one day,
desirable effect.
Poetry puts ideas and people together in a memorable way”.

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