BRIAN STRAND POET PROFILE

 

numbers

man

persistent

& realistic

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a love

of red-ball

cricket

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spontaneous

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creative

as an

artist

rhymer

of

open* poetry

for

one

& all to see

English imagist& experimental poet in open **(see below)verse&creator of the footle & emagi shape forms,editor of Flowers of Life(the Cinquains of William Soutar);and author of Poiema (isbn 1902203562)a selection of Ekphrasis. Hear my recitations &view my artwork on youtube under both my name Brian Strand & under my pen name ichthyschiro.Read my poetry@strandpoet on X(twitter

**OPEN VERSE using spaces&

breaks/no grammatical symbols /relying on 'the one breath limitation'/thus intuitive cadence permits the 'reader' (reciter)to respond in an interpretative-interplay unique** to the ' happening moment'.

The poetic process 

emerge organically as blossom from inspiration & embrace a natural placement to visually evolve into verse in a harmonious dance twixt content & form unfurling as a flower in an the emotional landscape of  symbioticthought becominga tapestry of perceivable wordplay indentation spacing &line breaks in woven cadences of expressive effect

checkout all my blogs for examples

MY POETIC STYLE

 OPEN VERSE may be described as an apperception of poetic elements -

imagery,assonance,rhythm,sound symbolism of an intuitive of the self conscious in a crystallised convergence of the moment ,with punctuation implied by the form, 

interpretation by the reader changing according to mood, thus essentially fluid and inherently variable.Especially in poetry read aloud where interpretation is unique each time as the reader participates in the poem as one does when iviewing a painting in a gallery

 Hilda Morley created (in the 1970's ) this type of  this 'verse freed' (which she labelled 'organic' )ie freed from convention,formal in experimentation closely related to Denise Levertov definition "organic form in poetry'. An early organic Sea Lily  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7T7t3zuVMc

I first wrote in this style in Jan 2012..here it is AN OPEN(organic)  VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' (intuitive cadence)& so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment

Standing as in a dream bemused in my private world alone and yet surrounded by others thoughts read digested and considered waiting listening then writing my verse I awake,content until the next time

and perhaps best explained in verse itself

also from early 2012

Will my verse reach your ear can your eye stay the course Does unconvention confound the rhythm of your eyes Take a deep breath exhale and read between my lines unphased by phrase and habitude or human voice The choice is always yours if my poem will be or is not to be a tune upon your ear

LATER EXAMPLES of OPEN FORM by Brian Strand (from 2013 on Poetry Soup)

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/an_open_form_459339

MORE EXAMPLES by Brian Strand

Each chiselled line enamel images to float upon sounds sans rime staccato syntax align symmetry as iambics beat the drum of vers liber... ....tine

STAY CURIOUS

(Read aloud here)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vdqKSXcLNX4

perspectives, &beyond first impressions moving images notions, found objects refracting light restless shifting silhouettes incomplete structure recesses in exteriors informal at scaled angles or a complete whole nothing visible pointless to speculate the lines of hopelessness in a downward spiral the emotive aspects of a sense of place everchanging beyond telling a special time of intense interest an intimate presence unspoken in a dedicated space reflective profiles circles in spectrums of colour distinctive explorations acquisitions of legacies all motivations of a creative influence upon the curious heart

INSCAPES

apperception an intuition beyond form instilled spontaneous of the moment a channel of self conscious convergence a crystallisation spoken aloud indelibly inked forever an interpretation changing according to mood essentially fluid inherently variable illusive as a shadow

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IMAGISM&ME

IMAGISM   Image” that ..unique instant of time.. the presentation of which gives a sense of sudden liberation; a sense of freedom from time ... and space .. that sense ... experienced in the presence of works of art..unrepeatable.. tangible to the moment.. to present one Image in a lifetime better than volumes of wordplay

..takes many short forms 

 Here are some of mine 

 *** 

 (senryu) where ever he looks 

 Mona Lisa's gaze follows- 

 his every step 

======

(hi-ku) 

 on the wind 

 a bell tolls- 

 memories surface

 === 

mon-o-ku

 carol concert prelude- 

                       chatter of innocents 

***

 (couplet) a broken heart no words could save 

 death's red poppy petals her grave 

*** 

 (kimo)

 on fresh earth 

the ashphatel lily lies 

 a bay leaf crumbles &dies 

 we each change but..in death 

***

 (american doublet) 

 I brush a tall primrose in early bloom 

 on the evening breeze..a yellow perfume 

***

 (imagist) 

 all around..the silence of an empty house

 ****

 (rhyme) 

 Passion the first kiss of love's bliss  

could lips be soft like this 

*** 

 (spaces)

 a brief encounter 

 a marriage of convenience 

 ***

 (ekphrasis-seurat)

 small dots before our eyes 

 the picture we devise

 *** 

 (kuhlman -

spring) 

 Come Day:warmth,white,blooms:play

 *** 

 (tercet) 

 When ,she and I become we

 True love for us,may not be-

 'til I love her,who loves me

 *** 

 (alliterate) 

dull 

dank 

December day- 

devastation's depression 

 descends 

*** 

 (bantu) 

 A sea mist rolls inshore this morning 

The optician proposes a cataract op 

*** 

 (tristich) 

 Wardrobes, full of clothes, 

 crossstitch cluttered walls- 

her shadow still clouds my mind 

*** 

(epigram) 

 at ease on my bookshelf- yesterday's leisured hours 

**

(crystalline) 

 daisy buttercup yellow cowslip  

together mix in fellowship 

*** 

 (septimal)

 was 

Seurat 

 making a point 

*** 

 (emily) 

 Thee&Me

 free by a sacrifice- 

 a sacrifice for free

 *** 

 (fulton)

 Short Lived 

 M A Y 

 F L Y 

 D A Y 

 *** 

 (p s) 

 Last Gasp 

 a 

 winning

 formula

 *** 

(elegy) 

 still beauty in her stare 

 but she was not there

 *** 

 (snowball)

 I 

 to 

 you 

 avow 

 *** 

 (dodoitsu) 

 a delicate petalled rose 

flutters slowly from on high, 

upon the green sward,to lie-

 dying sans a sigh

NOTE Imagists use clear, simple language to paint a picture. Imagery, on the other hand, is use of flowery and descriptive language, and often figurative language, to create an image in the reader’s mind. An imagist would keep things simple, and not use imagery other than specific sensory details.

Material from my blogs can be freely used for non-commercial educational  purposes if cited in the usual way.