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Poet: Robert Frost
Poem: 24.
The Demiurge's Laugh
Volume: A Boy's Will
Year: Published/Written in 1913
Comment 2 of 2, added on April 16th, 2005 at 11:21 AM.
Well, first I'd like to say that I'm from India, a poet by inclination and a journalist by trade for the time being. I believe Robert Frost certainly had a metaphysical edge to his poetry. I am unaware of the history of Robert Frost but I have heard his recitation in JFK'S inaugural address. What I'd like to say is that all poets senses are slightly skewed. This of course is my personal perception. Why a poet creates is a question that we should ask? What is it that makes a poet a poet? Well I don't know if people in the United States identify with this, but what I believe is that our great president, seer,visionary and poet is also a scientist? So, is there a connection between poetry and science.? If so, we should also identify the neural pathways which lead to this. I believe America is in the forefront of this particular initiative. I would certainly want the fountainhead of Western civilisation to actually research on why any poet was creative and whether poetry actually has practical value.
Sunil Kumar from India
Comment 1 of 2, added on January 25th, 2005 at 8:19 PM.
I have two things to comment on. First of all, there are two mistakes. First Stanza: "i was just as the light was beginning to fail" should be, "It was just as the light was beginning to fail", and a mistake in Stanza Three: "I was something among the leaves I sought" should be, "It was something among the leaves I sought"
The second thing I would like to comment on is that i believe that this poem has a deeper meaning, like with a number of other poems, that is hidden between the lines. It is powerful in terms of language usage and the feeling of how Robert Frost captured what he was thinking!
Michael Summers from United States
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Well, first I'd like to say that I'm from India, a poet by inclination and a journalist by trade for the time being. I believe Robert Frost certainly had a metaphysical edge to his poetry. I am unaware of the history of Robert Frost but I have heard his recitation in JFK'S inaugural address. What I'd like to say is that all poets senses are slightly skewed. This of course is my personal perception. Why a poet creates is a question that we should ask? What is it that makes a poet a poet? Well I don't know if people in the United States identify with this, but what I believe is that our great president, seer,visionary and poet is also a scientist? So, is there a connection between poetry and science.? If so, we should also identify the neural pathways which lead to this. I believe America is in the forefront of this particular initiative. I would certainly want the fountainhead of Western civilisation to actually research on why any poet was creative and whether poetry actually has practical value.
Sunil Kumar from India