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EVOLUTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC/PICTORIAL POETRY on it or, extracted from the image invoked by that particular picture. A photograph which looks static is full of figurative movements. The picture that inspires poetic
In the past few years, this kind of verse form is in vogue and it is quite popular on social media; and now has made its notable presence in coffee table books too. This kind expression are not drab but aesthetically captured. Such photographs appeal to the viewer on the aesthetic and imaginative plane. Imagination leads towards individual
of poetry need not much intellectual strain for understanding and appreciation, but a sensitive heart is sufficed to extract aesthetic pleasure from pictorial or photographic image response of the poet in the figure of the spectator. Gaston Bachelard writes in on poetic imagination and reverie,
poetry. “Imagination is not, as it suggests, the faculty of forming images of reality, it is rather the faculty of forming images which go beyond reality, which sing reality.” “Imagery is a

In a traditional sense, the concept of photographic poetry works in opposition to pictorial poetry and shape poetry. In shape poetry lines of the poem are printed on the total sensory suggestion of the picture, which comes straight from individual human consciousness.” Books which combine poetry with photography represent a small but
paper in a way to take the image of the object and idea poem is talking about. There should be a rhyme somewhere in the poem, either end rhyme or internal rhyme. Emily distinctive genre, which raises its own particular questions about interpretation and aestheticism. The power of a photographic or visual poem depends on the intensity of
Romano is said to be the founder of pictorial poetry. Now the concept of photographic poetry and pictorial poetry has become very much similar, parallel or complimentary mood evoked by the poem and individual talent. The detailed study of pictures and paintings lead to the new world of writing poetry and articles with the picture or based on
in nature. In pictorial poetry, lines of the poem are prior to the picture while in photographic poetry, photographs come before the verse. The evolution of photographic the characters in the picture and photograph. One art paves way for another art. If paintings inspire picture vice versa is also true. Popular contemporary poets like Rupi
poetry as an art form deals both with photography and poetry. Photographic poetry takes its origination in an Ekphrastic poem. In Greek language Ekphrasis means kaur makes the use of art in relation to their short verses.
description. An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or more commonly a work of art. Using the faculty of imagination poet narrates and reflects on the action CONCLUSION
of a painting or work of art extending its meaning. An ekphrastic poem is now understood to focus only on works of art – usually paintings, photographs, or statues. All art forms are connected with one another. One cannot separate music from poetry and poetry from music. The combination and harmony rendered from different
Modern ekphrastic poems have generally shrugged off the old obsession with elaborate description and instead have tried to interpret, inhabit, confront and speak to their creative medium bring sublime effect to the audience and spectator. Painters sometimes wish they were poets and poets sometimes search their meaning in poetry.
subjects. Basically, Ekphrasis is a medium in which one work of art comments over other work of art. In the poem Ode on a Grecian Urn, John Keats elaborates the image Photographic and pictorial poetry, both are fusion of two art form; that is photography and poetry. Mind has a complete experience of seeing and reading simultaneously;
carved on an ancient urn to discuss the nature of life, death, truth, and immortality of art. Among modern poets, Wystan Hugh Auden talks about the sword of great Greek while enjoying a well penned photographic or visual poetry. Sethi Krishnan Chand is a leading Indian name in realm of photographic poem and has got place in Golden
warrior Achilles designed by architect Hephaestus, in his poem The shield of Achilles. Using the prop of sword, Auden present a vision of the apocalyptic scene. Both Book of World Records, Asia Book of Records and India book of records, for his innovative experiment of using poetry and photography in coffee table books. Being a poet
William Carlos Williams and Auden wrote poems inspired by the Elizabethan painting Landscape The fall of Icarus by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Adriene Rich made the use and photographer by profession he says, “Sometimes I feel pictures though being silent speak much more than the words, lines, and poems do.” This style of poetry
of family photographs to open up her anger against patriarchy in Snapshots of a daughter in law. Photographic poetry connects writing with seeing. In his epoch-making prompts creativity. Along with the view of picture lines, shape, tone, and color of a photograph create a dynamic whole which inspires manifestation of latent creative ideas
book on photography, Camera Lucinda Ronald Barthes asserts two types of meaning associated with photography which are denoted and connoted messages. The in consciousness. According to theory of Mimesis proposed by Aristotle all art is result of mimesis or imitation. Man is born with natural instinct of imitation. Man does not
denoted message is the knowledge acquired by looking at a paragraph. Denoted message deals with the objective side of photography which is general and visible to all. only imitate the idea or the object he catches fancy of, but he also wants to create and add some new meaning to it. In a similar way photographic poetry is not a mere
On the other hand, the connoted message consists of the meaning that we add to the photograph. The style of photographic poetry is associated with the connoted illustration of the photo; but it catches the spirit of pictures in philosophical, intellectual and emotive textual expression Exercises and workshop done in photographic and
message. It is the subjective side of the photograph that creates an individual experience for the spectator, further inspiring him to give a textual expression to his pictorial poetry brings diverse result; the same picture which looks positive to one pair of eyes can look negative to the next viewer.
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The denoted message is general but the connoted message in particular. Connoted message along with the faculty of imagination brings forth an image in mind of the blessed with great intellectuals, creativity, and matchless command over words.
viewer. The compilation of this image in textual form results in photographic poetry.

In 1966, Anglo American poet Thom Gunn who was a popular name associated with movement poetry, published his famous anthology 'positives'; his brother Alder gunn
who was the famous contemporary photographer provided the photographs and Thom wrote a poem for reach picture. The collection positives trace the journey of a
woman from childhood to old age. In an interview he opined that he was not sure if he was writing poems or captions. In this collection he threw light on diverse subjects like
pop music, motor cycles, and issues of youth. Indeed it is a true fact that a photograph has mute poetry and poetry is speaking picture. Picture inspires lines and lines do
also inspire pictures. The blurring genre of photographic and pictorial poetry is helping artists and poets to bring more intensity, variety and creativity in their works.

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WORD AND PICTURE
A picture is worth a thousand words. A picture is static and silent but has hidden movement and words. The photo becomes the body for the soul which is the poetry based

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