Between Time and Heaven: The Mysterious Laws of João Miguel Fernandes Jorge's Poetry
2017; Linguagem: Inglês
10.62791/5bwctd67
ISSN2573-1432
Autores Tópico(s)Literary and Philosophical Studies
ResumoAbstract: The poetry of João Miguel Fernandes Jorge is a continuous attempt to grasp the spirit of the place: a poem is what is retained by the poet after his travels around the world. Avoiding the trap of simply describing his journeys, the poet creates images that reshape historical and geographic realities, that is to say, in his own poems he goes beyond his mere physical presence in a place to find the mysterious laws of poetry. In his poems, he builds homes for the gods so that they will strengthen his words and images. Since the gods know the mysteries that poets want to translate into poetry, the poet follows them, enters the deep sea, searches among ruins, overhears enigmatic dialogues, and travels around the world like an ancient oarsman.
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