A Viewpoint on Poets and Poetry in a Difficult Time
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https://doi.org/10.70042/eroth/07020006Keywords:
Poetry, Cultural Legacy, Creativity, Introspection, Heritage, Death and ExistenceAbstract
This essay reflects on the role of poets and poetry in the complexities of modern times. It explores how creative minds respond to stress, existential dilemmas, and the inevitability of death while seeking meaning in heritage, memory, and ancestral wisdom. The poet’s journey is presented as one of inquiry and introspection, where art becomes both a refuge and a confrontation with truth, suffering, and imperfection. The concept of the “half man” symbolizes the incomplete nature of human existence, caught between ideals and limitations. Through lyrical expression, poetry emerges as a way to reconcile contradictions, preserve cultural legacies, and articulate the anxieties and hopes of contemporary life.
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